Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Fin de partie / Endgame

MS-HRC-SB-3-5

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Segment 1

Hamm

[1178] I follow my course. [1179] (Pause)
[1180] Has she been Is she buried?

Clov

[1181] Buried! [1182] Who would have buried
her?

Hamm

[1183] You.

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Segment 2

Clov

[1184] I! [1185] I haven't Haven't I enough
to do without burying people?

Hamm

[1186] But you'll bury me?

Clov

[1187] No, I won't bury xxx you.

[1188] (Pause)

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Segment 3

Hamm

[1189] She was bonny once, like a flower
in spring.
[1190] And a great one for
the men.
[1190|001] (With reminiscent leer.)
[1190] And a great one for the men! [ADDITION]Addition on page 38vand always on for a bit of fun.

Clov

[1191] We too were bonny - once. [1192] It's a
rare thing not to have been bonny -
once.

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Segment 4

[1193] Pause.

Hamm

[1194] Go and get me the gaffe gaff.

[1195] Clov goes to the door, halts.

Clov.

[1196] Do this, do that, and I do it.
[1197] I never refuse. [1198] Why?

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Segment 5

Hamm

[1199] You're not able to.

Clov.

[1200] Soon I won't do it any more.

Hamm

[1201] You won't be able to any more.
[1202] (Exit Clov.) [1203] Ah the creatures,

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