Mir. Fer. Mir. Pros. Fer. Do you love me? O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound What best is boded me to mischief! I I am a fool To weep at what I am glad of. Fair encounter 70 Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace Wherefore weep you? Mir. At mine unworthiness that dare not offer Fer. Mir. Fer. Mir. 80 The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning! Fer. Pros. And I thus humble ever. My mistress, dearest; My husband, then? Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom: here's my hand. A thousand thousand! So glad of this as they I cannot be, 92 Who are surprised withal; but my rejoicing [Exit. Ste. SCENE II. Another part of the island. Enter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo. Tell not me; when the butt is out, we will drink to me. Trin. Servant-monster! the folly of this island! Ste. They say there's but five upon this isle: we Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee: 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 Ste. standard. We'll not run, Monsieur Monster. ΙΟ 20 Trin. Nor go neither; but you'll lie like dogs and yet say nothing neither. Ste. Cal. Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good moon-calf. 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 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! Cal. Ste. Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I prithee. 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. Cal. Marry, will I kneel and repeat it; I will stand, and so shall Trinculo. Enter Ariel, invisible. As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island. 30 40 50 Ari. Thou liest. Cal. Ste. Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou: I would my valiant master would destroy thee! Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in 's Trin. Why, I said nothing. Ste. Cal. Ste. Cal. Ste. Cal. Ari. Cal. Ste. Proceed. Mum, then, and no more. That's most certain. Thou shalt be lord of it and I'll serve thee. Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep, 60 70 What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch! Where the quick freshes are. 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 80 farther off. Ste. Didst thou not say he lied? Ari. Thou liest. Ste. Do I so? take thou that. [Beats Trin.] 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! Ste. Now, forward with your tale. Prithee, Cal. Ste. Cal. Ste. Cal. stand farther off. Beat him enough: after a little time 90 Stand farther. Come, proceed. 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 He has brave utensils,- for so he calls them,- The beauty of his daughter; he himself But she as far surpasseth Sycorax As great'st does least. Is it so brave a lass? Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant. 100 110 |