Ari. Thou liest; thou canst not. 70 Cal. What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch! I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows Where the quick freshes 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 farther off. Ste. Ari. Didst thou not say he lied? Thou liest. 81 Ste. Do I so? take thou that. [Beats Trin.] As you like this, give me the lie another time. Out o' your Trin. I did not give the lie. 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 ! Ste. 90 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, I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou mayst brain him, Having first seized his books, or with a log 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, As great'st does least. Ste. Is it so brave a lass? IIO Cal. Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant, and bring thee forth brave brood. Ste. Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I will be king and queen,-save our graces ! -and Trinculo and thy self shall be viceroys. Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo? Trin. Excellent. 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 honor. 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 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; Cal. That's not the tune. 130 [Ariel plays the tune on a tabor and pipe. Ste. What is this same? Trin. This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture of Nobody. Ste. If thou beest a man, show thyself in thy likeness: if thou beest a devil, take't as thou list. Trin. O, forgive me my sins! Ste. He that dies pays all debts: I defy thee. Mercy upon us! Cal. Art thou afeard? Ste. No, monster, not I. Ι4Ι Cal. Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Ready to drop upon me, that, when I waked, 150 Ste. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing. Cal. When Prospero is destroyed. Ste. the story. That shall be by and by: I remember Trin. The sound is going away; let's follow. it, and after do our work. Ste. Lead, monster; we'll follow. could see this taborer; he lays it on. Trin. Wilt come? I would I 160 I'll follow, Stephano. [Exeunt. SCENE III. Another part of the island. Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO, Gon. By'r lakin, I can go no further, sir; I needs must rest me. Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thee, Who am myself attach'd with weariness, To the dulling of my spirits: sit down, and rest. Whom thus we stray to find, and the sea mocks Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose Seb. [Aside to Ant.] The next advantage Ant. [Aside to Seb.] Let it be to-night; For, now they are oppress'd with travel, they As when they are fresh. Seb. [Aside to Ant.] I say, to-night: no more. [Solemn and strange music. Alon. What harmony is this? My good friends, hark! Gon. Marvellous sweet music! Enter several Enter PROSPERO above, invisible. strange Shapes, bringing in a banquet; they dance about it with gentle actions of salutation; and, inviting the King, &c., to eat, they depart. Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these? 20 Seb. A living drollery. Now I will believe That there are unicorns, that in Arabia There is one tree, the phoenix' throne, one phoenix At this hour reigning there. I'll believe both; Ant. And what does else want credit, come to me, And I'll be sworn 'tis true: travellers ne'er did lie, Though fools at home condemn 'em. Gon. If in Naples I should report this now, would they believe me? If I should say, I saw such islanders For, certes, these are people of the island 30 Who, though they are of monstrous shape, yet, note Their manners are more gentle-kind than of Our human generation you shall find Many, nay, almost any. Pros. [Aside] Honest lord, Thou hast said well; for some of you there present Are worse than devils. Alon. I cannot too much muse Such shapes, such gesture and such sound, ex pressing, Although they want the use of tongue, a kind Pros. [Aside] Praise in departing. No matter, since 40 Fran. They vanish'd strangely. They have left their viands behind; for we have stomachs. Wil't please you taste of what is here? Alon. Not I. Gon. Faith, sir, you need not fear. When we ⚫ were boys, Who would believe that there were mountaineers Dew-lapp'd like bulls, whose throats had hanging at 'em Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now Each putter-out of five for one will bring us Alon. I will stand to and feed, Although my last: no matter, since I feel 50 Thunder and lightning. Enter ARIEL like a harpy; claps his wings upon the table; and, with a quaint device, the banquet vanishes. Ari. You are three men of sin, whom Destiny, That hath to instrument this lower world And what is in't, the never-surfeited sea Hath caused to belch up you, and on this island Where man doth not inhabit; you 'mongst men Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad; And even with such-like valor, men hang and drown Their proper selves. [Alon., Seb., &c., draw their swords. You fools! I and my fellows 60 Are ministers of Fate: the elements, Of whom your swords are temper'd, may as well One dowle that's in my plume: my fellow-ministers 70 |