ARIEL sings. Full fathom five thy father lies; [Burden, within. Ding-dong.] Ding-dong, bell. Fer. The ditty does remember my drown'd father: This is no mortal business, nor no sound That the earth owes: - I hear it now above me. -- Pros. The fringed curtains of thine eye advance, And say what thou see'st yond. Mir. What is't? a spirit? Lord, how it looks about! Believe me, sir, It carries a brave form: - but 'tis a spirit. Pros. No, wench; it cats, and sleeps, and hath such senses As we have, such. This gallant which thou see'st Was in the wreck; and, but he's something stain'd And strays about to find 'em. Most sure, the goddess On whom these airs attend! - Vouchsafe my prayer Which I do last pronounce, is, If you be maid or no? Mir. But certainly a maid. Fer. O you wonder! No wonder, sir; My language! heavens! I am the best of them that speak this speech, Pros. Mir. Alack, for mercy! Fer. Yes, faith, and all his lords; the Duke of Milan And his brave son being twain. Pros. [aside] The Duke of Milan And his more braver daughter could control thee, They have chang'd eyes. Delicate Ariel, I'll set thee free for this! - A word, good sir; I fear you've done yourself some wrong: a word. That e'er I sigh'd for: pity move my father And your affection not gone forth, I'll make you Pros. Soft, sir! one word more. [Aside] They're both in either's powers: but this swift busi ness I must uneasy make, lest too light winning Make the prize light. That thou attend me: thou dost here usurp The name thou ow'st not; and hast put thyself Upon this island as a spy, to win it From me, the lord on't. No, as I'm a man. Mir. There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple: Pros. Follow me. [To Fer. Speak not you for him; he's a traitor. I'll manacle thy neck and feet together: What, I say, My fool my tutor! - Put thy sword up, traitor; Who mak'st a show, but dar'st not strike, thy conscience For I can here disarm thee with this stick, And make thy weapon drop. Mir. Beseech you, father! Pros. Hence! hang not on my garments. I'll be his surety. Pros. Silence! one word more Sir, have pity; Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee. What, Thou think'st there are no more such shapes as he, And they to him are angels. Are, then, most humble; I have no ambition Pros. Come on; obey: Thy nerves are in their infancy again, And have no vigour in them. Fer. So they are: My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up. [To Fer. It works. Come on. Be of comfort; My father's of a better nature, sir, Than he appears by speech: this is unwonted Pros. Thou shalt be as free As mountain winds: but then exactly do All points of my command. SCENE I. Another part of the island. Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO, Adrian, FRANCISCO, and others. Gon. Beseech you, sir, be merry; you have cause So have we all of joy; for our escape Is much beyond our loss Our hint of woe Is common; every day some sailor's wife, The master of some merchant, and the merchant, Can speak like us: then wisely, good sir, weigh Alon. Prithee, peace. Seb. He receives comfort like cold porridge. Ant. The visitor will not give him o'er so. Seb. Look, he's winding up the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike. Gon. Sir, Gon. When every grief is entertain'd that's offer'd, Comes to the entertainer Seb. A dollar. Gon. Dolour comes to him, indeed: you have spoken truer than you purposed. Seb. You have taken it wiselier than I meant you should. Ant. Fie, what a spendthrift is he of his tongue! Alon. I prithee, spare. Gon. Seb. He will be talking. Well, I have done: but yet, Ant. Which, of he or Adrian, for a good wager, first begins to crow? Seb. The old cock. Ant. The cockerel. Seb. Done! The wager? Ant. A laughter. Seb. A match! Adr. Though this island seem to be desert, Adr. Uninhabitable, and almost inaccessible, Seb. Yet, Adr. Yet, Ant. He could not miss't |