fore bear up, and board 'em.-Servant-monster, drink to me. Trin. Servant-monster! the folly of this island! They say there's but five upon this isle: we are three of them; if the other two be brain'd like us, the state totters. Ste. Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee: thy eyes are almost set in thy head. 10 [Caliban drinks. Trin. Where should they be set else? he were a brave monster indeed, if they were set in his tail. Ste. We'll not run, Monsieur Monster. 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 is not valiant. Trin. Thou liest, most ignorant monster I am in case to justle a constable. Why, thou debosh'd fish, thou, was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much sack as I today? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish and half a monster? 33 Cal. What a pied ninny's this!-Thou scurvy patch!1__ I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows, And take his bottle from him: when that's gone, He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show him Where the quick freshes2 are. 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 further off. Ste. Didst thou not say he lied? Ari. Thou liest. 81 Ste. Ari. Thou liest. Ste. Do I so? take thou that [strikes Trinculo]. As you like this, give me the lie another time.-(Act iii. 2. 83-85.) Is it so brave a lass? Cal. Within this half hour will he be asleep: Wilt thou destroy him then? Ste. Let us be jocund: will you troll the catch3 Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason.-Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings. Flout 'em and scout 'em, and scout 'em and flout 'em; 132 Thought is free. 3 Troll the catch, sing the tune. 4 But while-ere, but a while ago. |