Whether you will or no. Fer. My mistress, dearest; My husband, then? And I thus humble ever. Mir. Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom here's my hand. : Mir. And mine, with my heart in't and now farewell Till half an hour hence. Fer. A thousand thousand! 91 [Exeunt Fer. and Mir. severally. Pros. So glad of this as they I cannot be, Who are suprisel withal; but my rejoicing At nothing can be more. I'll to my book, For yet ere supper-time must I perform Much business appertaining. SCENE II. Another part of the island. Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO. [Exit. Ste. Tell not me; when the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before; therefore bear up, and board 'em. Servant-monster, drink to me. They Trin. Servant-monster! the folly of this island! say there's but five upon this isle we are three of them; if th' other two be brained like us, the state totters. Ste. Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee: thy eyes are almost set in thy head. 10 Trin. Where should they be set else? he were a brave monster indeed, if they were set in his tail. Ste. My man-monster hath drown'd his tongue in sack: for my part, the sea cannot drown me; I swam, ere I could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues off and on. By this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard. Trin. Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard. 20 Trin. Nor go neither; but you'll lie like dogs and yet say nothing neither. ste. Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good moon-calf. Cal. How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe. I'll not serve him; he's not valiant. Trin. Thou liest, most ignorant monster: I am in case to justle a constable. Why, thou deboshed fish, thou, was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish and half a monster? Cal. Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my lord? Trin. Lord" quoth he! That a monster should be such a natural f Cal. Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I prithee. Ste. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head if you prove a mutineer,-the next tree! The poor monster's my subject and he shall not suffer indignity. Cal. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleased to hearken once again to the suit I made to thee? Ste. Marry, will I: kneel and repeat it; I will stand, and so shall Trinculo. Enter ARIEL, invisible. Cal. As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island. Ari. Thou liest. 51 Cal. Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou: I would my valiant master would destroy thee! I do not lie. Ste. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in 's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth. Trin. Why, I said nothing. Ste. Mum, then, and no more. Proceed. Cal. I say, by sorcery he got this isle; From me he got it. If thy greatness will Revenge it on him,-for I know thou darest, Ste. That's most certain. Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it and I'll serve thee. 60 Ste. How now shall this be compassed? Canst thou bring me to the party? Cal. Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep. Where thou mayst knock a nail into his head. Ari. Thou liest; thou canst not. Cal. What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch ! I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows And take his bottle from him when that's gone He shall drink nought but brine; for I'll not show him 70 Ste. Trinculo, run into no further danger: interrupt the monster one word further, and, by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out o' doors and make a stock-fish of thee. off. Trin. Why, what did I? I did nothing. I'll go farther Ste. Didst thou not say he lied? Ari. Thou liest. Ste. Do I so? take thou that. [Beats Trin.] 81 As you like this, give me the lie another time. Trin. I did not give the lie. Out o' your wits and hearing too? A pox o' your bottle! this can sack and drinking do. A murrain on your monster, and the devil take your fingers! Cal. Ha, ha, ha! 90 Ste. Now, forward with your tale. Prithee, stand farther off. Cal. Beat him enough after a little time I'll beat him too. Ste. Stand farther. Come, proceed. Cal. Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him, 100 One spirit to command: they all do hate him He has brave utensils, for so he calls them,- The beauty of his daughter; he himself : Calls her a nonpareil I never saw a woman, But she as far surpasse th Sycorax As great'st does least. Ste. Is it so brave a lass? Cal. Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant. And bring thee forth brave brood. 110 Ste. Monster. I will kill this man: his daughter and I will be king and queen,-save our graces !-and Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys. Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo? Trin. Excellent. 121 Ste. Give me thy hand: I am sorry I beat thee; but, while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head. Cal. Within this half hour will he be asleep: Wilt thou destroy him then? Ste. Ay, on mine honour. Ari. This will I tell my master. Cal. Thou makest me merry; I am full of pleasure: Let us be jocund: will you troll the catch You taught me but while-ere? Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason. Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings. Cal. Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my lord? Trin. "Lord" quoth he! That a monster should be such a natural! Cal. Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I prithee. Ste. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head if you prove a mutineer,-the next tree! The poor monster's my subject and he shall not suffer indignity. Cal. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleased to hearken once again to the suit I made to thee? Ste. Marry, will I kneel and repeat it; I will stand, and so shall Trinculo. Enter ARIEL, invisible. Cal. As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island. Ari. Thou liest. 51 Cal. Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou: I would my valiant master would destroy thee! I do not lie. Ste. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in 's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth. Trin. Why, I said nothing. Ste. Mum, then, and no more. Proceed. Cal. I say, by sorcery he got this isle; From me he got it. If thy greatness will Revenge it on him,-for I know thou darest, But this thing dare not, Ste. That's most certain. Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it and I'll serve thee. 60 Ste. How now shall this be compassed? Canst thou bring me to the party? Cal. Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep. Where thou mayst knock a nail into his head. Ari. Thou liest; thou canst not. Cal. What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch ! I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows And take his bottle from him: when that's gone He shall drink nought but brine; for I'll not show him 70 Ste. Trinculo, run into no further danger: interrupt the monster one word further, and, by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out o' doors and make a stock-fish of thee. Trin. Why, what did I? I did nothing. I'll go farther off. Ste. Didst thou not say he lied? Ari. Thou liest. Ste. Do I so? take thou that. [Beats Trin.] · 81 As you like this, give me the lie another time. do. fingers! 90 Ste. Now, forward with your tale. Prithee, stand farther off. Cal. Beat him enough: after a little time I'll beat him too. Ste. Stand farther. Come, proceed. Cal. Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him, He has brave utensils, for so he calls them,— The beauty of his daughter; he himself : Calls her a nonpareil I never saw a woman, But she as far surpasse th Sycorax As great'st does least. Ste. Is it so brave a lass? Cal. Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant. And bring thee forth brave brood. 100 110 Ste. Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I will be king and queen,-save and thyself shall be viceroys. Trinculo? Trin. Excellent. our graces and Trinculo Dost thou like the plot, Ste. Give me thy hand: I am sorry I beat thee; but, while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head. 121 Cal. Within this half hour will he be asleep: Wilt thou destroy him then? Ste. Ay, on mine honour. Ari. This will I tell my master. Cal. Thou makest me merry; I am full of pleasure: Let us be jocund: will you troll the catch You taught me but while-ere? Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason. Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings. |