Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Fin de partie / Endgame

MS-HRC-SB-3-5

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Segment 1

[1648] were a tiny boy, and were afraid frightened,
in the night, and I was your only
hope.
[1649] (Pause. [1650] Nagg knocks on the
lid of Nell's bin.
[1651] Pause.) [1652] Nell!
[1653] (Pause. [1654] He knocks louder.) [1655] Nell!

[1656] Pause. [1657] Nagg goes back into his
bin, closes the lid behind him.
[1658] Pause.

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Segment 2

Hamm

[1659] ? [1660] (He gropes for the dog.)
[1661] The dog has gone.

Clov

[1662] It's not a real dog, he can't go.

Hamm

[1663] (groping) [1664] He's not there.

Clov

[1665] He has lain down.

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Segment 3

Hamm

[1666] Give him to me. [1667] (Clov picks up
the dog and gives it to Hamm.
[1668] Hamm holds it in his arms.
[1669] Pause. [1670] Hamm throws away
the dog
.)
[1671] Dirty brute! [1672] (Clov
begins to pick up the objects
lying on the ground
.)
[1673] What are
you doing?

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Segment 4

Clov

[1674] Putting things in order. [1675] (He straightens
up.
[1676] With enthusiasm [ADDITION]Addition on page 51vrapturously .) [1677] I'm going to
clear everything away!

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[1678] He starts picking up again.

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Segment 5

Hamm

[1679] Order!

Clov

[1680] (straightening up.) [1681] I love order. [1682] It's
my dream.
[1683] A world where all would
be silent and motionless and each
thing in its last place, under the last
dust.

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