1    Tell not me; when the butt is out, we will drink
2    water; not a drop before: therefore bear up, and
3    board 'em. Servant-monster, drink to me.

4    Servant-monster! the folly of this island! They
5    say there's but five upon this isle: we are three
6    of them; if th' other two be brained like us, the
7    state totters.

8    Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee: thy eyes
9    are almost set in thy head.

10   Where should they be set else? he were a brave
11   monster indeed, if they were set in his tail.

12   My man-monster hath drown'd his tongue in sack:
13   for my part, the sea cannot drown me; I swam, ere I
14   could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues off
15   and on. By this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant,
16   monster, or my standard.

17   Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard.

18   We'll not run, Monsieur Monster.

19   Nor go neither; but you'll lie like dogs and yet say
20   nothing neither.

21   Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a
22   good moon-calf.

23   How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe.
24   I'll not serve him; he's not valiant.

25   Thou liest, most ignorant monster: I am in case to
26   justle a constable. Why, thou deboshed fish thou,
27   was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much
28   sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie,
29   being but half a fish and half a monster?

30   Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my lord?

31   'Lord' quoth he! That a monster should be such a natural!

32   Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I prithee.

33   Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head: if you
34   prove a mutineer,--the next tree! The poor monster's
35   my subject and he shall not suffer indignity.

36   I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleased to
37   hearken once again to the suit I made to thee?

38   Marry, will I kneel and repeat it; I will stand,
39   and so shall Trinculo.

40   As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, a
41   sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island.

42   Thou liest.

43   Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou: I would my
44   valiant master would destroy thee! I do not lie.

45   Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by
46   this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.

47   Why, I said nothing.

48   Mum, then, and no more. Proceed.

49   I say, by sorcery he got this isle;
50   From me he got it. if thy greatness will
51   Revenge it on him,--for I know thou darest,
52   But this thing dare not,--

53   That's most certain.

54   Thou shalt be lord of it and I'll serve thee.

55   How now shall this be compassed?
56   Canst thou bring me to the party?

57   Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep,
58   Where thou mayst knock a nail into his bead.

59   Thou liest; thou canst not.

60   What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch!
61   I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows
62   And take his bottle from him: when that's gone
63   He shall drink nought but brine; for I'll not show him
64   Where the quick freshes are.

65   Trinculo, run into no further danger:
66   interrupt the monster one word further, and,
67   by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out o' doors
68   and make a stock-fish of thee.

69   Why, what did I? I did nothing. I'll go farther
70   off.

71   Didst thou not say he lied?

72   Thou liest.

73   Do I so? take thou that.
Beats TRINCULO
74   As you like this, give me the lie another time.

75   I did not give the lie. Out o' your
76   wits and bearing too? A pox o' your bottle!
77   this can sack and drinking do. A murrain on
78   your monster, and the devil take your fingers!

79   Ha, ha, ha!

80   Now, forward with your tale. Prithee, stand farther
81   off.

82   Beat him enough: after a little time
83   I'll beat him too.

84   Stand farther. Come, proceed.

85   Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him,
86   I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou mayst brain him,
87   Having first seized his books, or with a log
88   Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
89   Or cut his wezand with thy knife. Remember
90   First to possess his books; for without them
91   He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not
92   One spirit to command: they all do hate him
93   As rootedly as I. Burn but his books.
94   He has brave utensils,--for so he calls them--
95   Which when he has a house, he'll deck withal
96   And that most deeply to consider is
97   The beauty of his daughter; he himself
98   Calls her a nonpareil: I never saw a woman,
99   But only Sycorax my dam and she;
100  But she as far surpasseth Sycorax
101  As great'st does least.

102  Is it so brave a lass?

103  Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant.
104  And bring thee forth brave brood.

105  Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I
106  will be king and queen--save our graces!--and
107  Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys. Dost thou
108  like the plot, Trinculo?

109  Excellent.

110  Give me thy hand: I am sorry I beat thee; but,
111  while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head.

112  Within this half hour will he be asleep:
113  Wilt thou destroy him then?

114  Ay, on mine honour.

115  This will I tell my master.

116  Thou makest me merry; I am full of pleasure:
117  Let us be jocund: will you troll the catch
118  You taught me but while-ere?

119  At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any
120  reason. Come on, Trinculo, let us sing.
Sings
121  Flout 'em and scout 'em
122  And scout 'em and flout 'em
123  Thought is free.

124  That's not the tune.

125  What is this same?

126  This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture
127  of Nobody.

128  If thou beest a man, show thyself in thy likeness:
129  if thou beest a devil, take't as thou list.

130  O, forgive me my sins!

131  He that dies pays all debts: I defy thee. Mercy upon us!

132  Art thou afeard?

133  No, monster, not I.

134  Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,
135  Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
136  Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
137  Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices
138  That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
139  Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
140  The clouds methought would open and show riches
141  Ready to drop upon me that, when I waked,
142  I cried to dream again.

143  This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall
144  have my music for nothing.

145  When Prospero is destroyed.

146  That shall be by and by: I remember the story.

147  The sound is going away; let's follow it, and
148  after do our work.

149  Lead, monster; we'll follow. I would I could see
150  this tabourer; he lays it on.

151  Wilt come? I'll follow, Stephano.