If thou neglect'st, or dost unwillingly What I command, I'll rack thee with old cramps; Fill all thy bones with aches: make thee roar, That beasts shall tremble at thy din, Cal. No, 'pray thee! : I must obey his art is of such power, Pro. [Aside. So, slave; hence! Re-enter Ariel, invisible, playing and singing; Fer. Where should this music be? i' the air, or the earth? It sounds no more: and sure it waits upon Ariel sings. Full fathom five thy father lies; But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell : Hark! now I hear them,-ding-dong, bell. [Burden, ding-dong. Fer. The ditty does remember my drown'd father: This is no mortal business, nor no sound Mira. Pro. No, wench; it eats and sleeps, and hath such senses As we have, such this gallant which thou seest A goodly person; he hath lost his fellows, Mira. I might call him A thing divine; for nothing natural I ever saw so noble. Pro. It goes on, [Aside. As my soul prompts it:-Spirit, fine spirit! I'll free thee Within two days for this. Fer. Most sure, the goddess On whom these airs attend?-Vouchsafe my prayer May know, if you remain upon this island; And that you will some good instruction give, How I may bear me here: my prime request, Which I do last pronounce, is, O you wonder! If you be maid, or no? No wonder, sir; My language? heavens !— * Owns. I am the best of them that speak this speech, Pro. Mira. Alack, for mercy ! Fer. Yes, faith, and all his lords; the duke of Milan, And his brave son, being twain. Pro. The duke of Milan, And his more braver daughter, could control thee, I'll set thee free for this!-A word, good sir; That e'er I sigh'd for: pity move my father Fer. O, if a virgin, And your affection not gone forth, I'll make you Pro. business I must uneasy make, lest too light winning [Aside Make the prize light.-One word more; I charge thee, That thou attend me: thou dost here usurp From me, the lord on't. Fer. No, as I am a man. Mira. There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple: * Confute. If the ill spirit have so fair an house, Pro. Follow me.. [To Ferd. Speak not you for him; he 's a traitor.-Come. I'll manacle thy neck and feet together: Sea water shalt thou drink, thy food shall be Fer. No; I will resist such entertainment, till Mira. [He draws. O dear father, What, I say, Make not too rash a trial of him, for Pro. Is so possess'd with guilt; come from thy ward† ; Mira. Pro. Hence; hang not on my garments. Mira. I'll be his surety. Pro. Beseech you, father! Sir, have pity; Silence: one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee. What! An advocate for an impostor? hush! Thou think'st, there are no more such shapes as he, Having seen but him and Caliban: foolish wench! To the most of men this is a Caliban, And they to him are angels. Mira. My affections Are then most humble; I have no ambition To see a goodlier man. Pro. Thy nerves are in their infancy again, And have no vigour in them. Fer. So they are: My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up. It works :-Come on. Pro. [To Ferd. and Mira. [To Ariel. Be of comfort; Hark, what thou else shalt do me. Mira. My father's of a better nature, sir, Than he appears by speech; this is unwonted, Pro. Thou shalt be as free As mountain winds: but then exactly do Ari. To the syllable. Pro. Come, follow: speak not for him. [Exeunt. ACT II. SCENE I. Another part of the island. Enter Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Adrian, Francisco, and others. Gon. 'Beseech, you sir, be merry: you have cause (So have we all) of joy for our escape Is much beyond our loss: our hint of woe The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Can speak like us: then wisely, good sir, weigh Alon. Pr'ythee, peace. Seb. He receives comfort like cold porridge. |