[ II. 1 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

Is common; every day, some sailor’s wife,

5 The [masters] of some merchant, and the merchant,

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