Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Fin de partie / Endgame

MS-HRC-SB-3-5

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Segment 1

Clov

[1061] I couldn't finish you.

Hamm

[1062] Then you won't finish me.

[1063] Pause

Clov

[1064] I'm going, I have things to do.

Hamm

[1065] Do you remember your arrival here?

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Segment 2

Clov

[1066] No. [1067] Too small, you told me.

Hamm

[1068] Do you remember your father?

Clov

[1070] Same answer. [1071] (Pause) [1072] You've
asked me these questions millions
of times.

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Segment 3

Hamm

[1073] I like old love the old questions. [1074] (With fervour.)
[1075] Ah the old questions, the old answers,
there's nothing like them!
[1076] (Pause.)
[1077] It was I who was a father to you.

Clov

[1078] Yes. [1079] (He looks at him fixedly.) [1080] You were
that to me.

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Segment 4

Hamm

[1081] My house that was a home for you.

Clov

[1082] Yes. [1083] (He looks all round him round about.) [1083|001] Yes.
[1084] This was that for me.

Hamm

[1085] (proudly) [1086] But for me (gesture towards
himself
) no father.
[1087] But for Hamm
(gesture a round about) no home.

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Segment 5

[1088] Pause

Clov.

[1089] I'm going.

Hamm

[1090] Did you ever think of one thing?

Clov.

[1091] Never.

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