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ACT II IT

Scene I IT

[Another part of the Island.]

Enter Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Francisco, and others.

GONZALO
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

Is common; every day, some sailor’s wife,
The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, [5]
Have just our theme of woe; but for the miracle,
I mean our preservation, few in millions

Can speak like us: then wisely, good sir, weigh
Our sorrow with our comfort.

ALONSO
Prithee, peace.

SEBASTIAN
[aside to Antonio] He receives comfort like [10] cold porridge.

ANTONIO
[aside to Sebastian] The visitor will not give him o’er so.

SEBASTIAN
[aside to Antonio] Look, he’s winding up the watch of his wit; by and by it will

strike.

GONZALO