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44  Trin. A most ridiculous monster, to make a

wonder of a poor drunkard!

Cal. I prithee, let me bring thee where crabs grow;

And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts;

Show thee a jay's nest and instruct thee how

To snare the nimble marmoset; I'll bring thee

To clust’ring filberts, and sometimes I'll get thee

Young scamels from the rock. Wilt thou go with me?

Ste. I prithee now, lead the way, without 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. 'Farewell, master; farewell, farewell.'

Caliban sings drunkenly.

Trin. A howling monster, a drunken monster.

Cal. 'No more dams I'll make for fish;

Nor fetch in firing

At requiring,

Nor scrape trenchering, nor wash dish;

'Ban, 'Ban, Ca—Caliban,

Has a new master—Get a new man.'

Freedom, high-day! high-day, freedom! free-

dom! high-day, freedom!

Ste. O brave monster! lead the way.

 180 crabs: crab-apples

181 pig-nuts: earth-nuts

185 scamels; cf. n.

188 inherit: take possession

196 trenchering: trenchers 