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[To Trinculo] Tell not me! When the butt is out, we will drink 1353water, not a drop before: therefore bear up and board 1354'em. [To Caliban] Servant monster, drink to me!

Servant monster? The folly of this island! They 1356say there's but five upon this isle; we are three of them. 1357If the other two be brained like us, the state totters.

Drink, servant monster, when I bid thee; thy 1359eyes are almost set in thy head.

Where should they be set else? He were a 1361brave monster indeed if they were set in his tail.

My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in 1363sack. For my part, the sea cannot drown me. I swam, 1364ere I could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues 1365off and on. By this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant 1366monster -- or my standard.

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

We'll not run, Monsieur Monster.

Nor go, neither -- but you'll lie like dogs and yet 1370say nothing, neither.

Mooncalf: speak once in thy life, if thou be'st 1372a good mooncalf.

How does thy honor? Let me lick thy shoe. 1374I'll not serve him; he is not valiant.

Thou liest, most ignorant monster. I am in case 1376to jostle a constable. Why, thou deboshed fish thou, 1377was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much 1378sack as I today? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being 1379but half a fish and half a monster?

Lo, how he mocks me! Wilt thou let him, my 1381Lord?

"Lord," quoth he! -- that a monster should be such 1383a natural.

Lo, lo, again! Bite him to death, I prithee.

Trinculo: keep a good tongue in your head. If 1386you prove a mutineer, the next tree! The poor 1387monster's my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity.

I thank my noble Lord. Wilt thou be pleased 1389to hearken once again to the suit I made to thee?

Marry will I: kneel and repeat it. 1391I will stand and so shall Trinculo.

As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant --1394a sorcerer -- that by his cunning hath cheated me 1395of the island.

Thou liest.

[To Trinculo] Thou liest, thou jesting monkey thou! 1398I would my valiant master would destroy thee. 1399I do not lie.

Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, 1401by this hand I will supplant some of your teeth.

Why, I said nothing.

Mum, then, and no more. Proceed.

I say by sorcery he got this isle.

3.2.271405From me he got it! If thy greatness will

3.2.281406Revenge it on him -- for I know thou dar'st,

3.2.291407But this thing dare not.

That's most certain.

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

How now shall this be compassed? 1411Canst thou bring me to the party?

Yea, yea, my Lord; I'll yield him thee asleep, 1413where thou mayst knock a nail into his head.

Thou liest: thou canst not.

What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch!

3.2.361416I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows

3.2.371417And take his bottle from him. When that's gone,

3.2.381418He shall drink nought but brine, for I'll not show him

3.2.391419Where the quick freshes are.

Trinculo, run into no further danger. 1421Interrupt the monster one word further, and by this 1422hand I'll turn my mercy out of doors and make a 1423stockfish of thee.

Why, what did I? I did nothing. 1425I'll go farther off.

Didst thou not say he lied?

Thou liest.

Do I so? Take thou that! 1429As you like this, give me the lie another time!

I did not give the lie! Out of your wits and 1431hearing too? 1432A pox on your bottle -- this can sack and drinking do. 1433A murrain on your monster, and the devil take your 1434fingers!

Ha ha ha!

Now, forward with your tale. [To Trinculo] Prithee, stand 1437further off!

Beat him enough! After a little time, 1439I'll beat him too.

Stand farther. Come, proceed.

Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him

3.2.511442I'th'afternoon to sleep: there thou mayst brain him,

3.2.521443Having first seized his books, or with a log

3.2.531444Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,

3.2.541445Or cut his weasand with thy knife. Remember

3.2.551446First to possess his books, for without them

3.2.561447He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not

3.2.571448One spirit to command; they all do hate him

3.2.581449As rootedly as I. Burn but his books;

3.2.591450He has brave utensils, for so he calls them,

3.2.601451Which, when he has a house, he'll deck withal.

3.2.611452And that most deeply to consider is

3.2.621453The beauty of his daughter -- he himself

3.2.631454Calls her a nonpareil. I never saw a woman

3.2.641455But only Sycorax, my dam, and she,

3.2.651456But she as far surpasseth Sycorax

3.2.661457As great'st does least.

As great'st does least. Is it so brave a lass?

Ay, Lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant,

3.2.681460And bring thee forth brave brood.

Monster, I will kill this man. His daughter and 1462I will be King and Queen, save our graces, and 1463Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys.

3.2.701464Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo?

Excellent.

Give me thy hand. I am sorry I beat thee; 1467but while thou liv'st, keep a good tongue in thy head.

Within this half hour will he be asleep.

3.2.741469Wilt thou destroy him then?

Wilt thou destroy him then? Ay, on mine honor.

[Aside] This will I tell my master.

Thou mak'st me merry; I am full of pleasure.

3.2.771473Let us be jocund! Will you troll the catch

3.2.781474You taught me but whilere?

At thy request, monster, I will do reason,

3.2.801476Any reason. Come on, Trinculo, let us sing.

3.2.821478Flout'em and cout'em; and skout'em and flout'em:

3.2.831479Thought is free.

That's not the tune!

What is this same?

This is the tune of our catch, played by the 1484picture of Nobody.

If thou be'st a man, show thyself in thy likeness;

3.2.891486If thou be'st a devil, take't as thou list.

O forgive me my sins!

He that dies pays all debts. I defy thee! 1489Mercy upon us!

Art thou afeard?

No, monster, not I.

Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises,

3.2.951493Sounds, and sweet ayres that give delight and hurt not.

3.2.961494Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments

3.2.971495Will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices --

3.2.981496That if I then had waked after long sleep,

3.2.991497Will make me sleep again -- and then, in dreaming,

3.2.1001498The clouds methought would open and show riches

3.2.1011499Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked

3.2.1021500I cried to dream again.

This will prove a brave kingdom to me, 1502where I shall have my music for nothing!

When Prospero is destroyed.

That shall be by and by; 1505I remember the story.

The sound is going away. 1507Let's follow it, and after do our work.

Lead, monster: 1509we'll follow. I would I could see this taborer; 1510he lays it on.

[To Caliban] Wilt come? 1512[To Stephano] I'll follow, Stephano.