Trin. But that the poor monster's in drink: an abominable monster ! Cal. I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; I'll fish for thee and get thee wood enough. A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, Thou wondrous man. Trin. A most ridiculous monster, to make a wonder of a poor drunkard ! Cal. I prithee, let me bring thee where crabs grow; 170 Ste. I prithee now, lead the way withont any more talking. Trinculo, the king and all our company else being drowned, we will inherit here: here; bear my bottle: fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again. Cal. [Sings drunkenly] Farewell, master; farewell, farewell! Trin. A howling monster; a drunken monster ! Nor fetch in firing At requiring; Nor scrape trencher, nor wash dish: 'Ban, 'Ban, Cacaliban Has a new master: get a new man. Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom! freedom, hey-day, freedom! Ste. O brave monster! Lead the way. ACT. III. SCENE I. Before PROSPERO's cell. Enter FERDINAND, bearing a log. 191 [Exeunt. Fer. There be some sports are painful, and their labor The mistress which I serve quickens what's dead And he's composed of harshness. I must remove Weeps when she sees me work, and says, such baseness But these sweet thoughts do even refresh my labours, Enter MIRANDA; and PROSPERO at a distance, unseen. Work not so hard: I would the lightning had Fer. Mir. If you'll sit down, I'll bear your logs the while: pray, give me that; Fer. No, precious creature; Mir. It would become me As well as it does you Pros. Poor worm, thou art infected ! This visitation shows it. Mir. You look wearily. Fer. No, noble mistress; 'tis fresh morning with me When you are by at night. I do beseech you Chiefly that I might set it in my prayers— What is your name? Mir. I have broke your hest to say so! Fer. 20 Miranda O my father, Admired Miranda ! 40 Indeed the top of admiration! worth Have I liked several women; never any Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed I do not know Mir. I am skilless of; but, by my modesty, The jewel in my dower, I would not wish Fer. I am in my condition A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king; I would, not so !-and would no more endure This wooden slavery than to suffer The flesh-fly blow my mouth. Hear my soul speak: The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service; there resides, To make me slave to it; and for your sake Mir. Do you love me? Fer. O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound If I speak true! if hollowly, invert Mir. I am a fool To weep at what I am glad of. Pros. Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace Fer. Wherefore weep you? Mir. At mine unworthiness that dare not offer The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning! 80 Whether you will or no. And I thus humble ever. Mir. My mistress, dearest ; My husband, then? 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 ! [Exeunt Fer. and Mir. severalty Pros. So glad of this as they I cannot be, Who are suprised 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! 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. 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 |