Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript ProjectEn attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

ESTRAGON
(Contd.)

[0343] Wouldn't it, Didi?

VLADIMIR

[0344] Calm yourself. [0344|001] [place = inline] Calm yourself.

ESTRAGON

[0345] (Voluptuously) [0346] Calm...[0347]calm...[0349]The English [place = supralinear] ALL THE BEST PEOPLE say cawm.
[0350] (Pause) [0351] You know the story of the Englishman in
the brothel?

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Segment 2

VLADIMIR

[0352] Yes.

ESTRAGON

[0353] Tell it to me.

VLADIMIR

[0354] Ah stop it!

ESTRAGON

[0355] An Englishman having drunk a little more than usual
takes himself [place = margin left] GOES to a brothel. [0356] The bawd asks him if
he wants a fair one, a dark one or a red-haired
one. [0357] Go on.

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Segment 3

VLADIMIR

[0358] STOP IT!

[place = supralinear] X off right [0359] (Exit VLADIMIR hurriedly. [0360] ESTRAGON gets up
and follows him as far as the limit of the
stage. [0361] Gestures of ESTRAGON like those of
a spectator encouraging a pugilist. [0362] Enter
VLADIMIR, he brushes past Estragon, crosses
the stage with bowed head. ESTRAGON takes
a step towards him, halts)

[place = margin left] Sit

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Segment 4

ESTRAGON

[0363] (Gently) [0364] You wanted to speak to me? [0365] (Silence.
[0366] ESTRAGON takes a step forward) [0367] You had something
to say to me? [0368] (Silence. [0369] Another step forward)
[0370] Didi...

VLADIMIR

[0371] (Without turning) [0372] I've nothing to say to you.

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Segment 5

ESTRAGON

[0373] (Step forward) [0374] You're angry? [0375] (Silence. [0376] Step
forward) [0377] Forgive me. [0378] (Silence. [0379] Step forward.
[0380] ESTRAGON lays his hand on Vladimir's shoulder)
[0381] Come, Didi. [0382] (Silence) [0383] Give me your hand. [0384] (VLADIMIR
turns) [0385] Embrace me! [place = infralinear] EMBRACE ME [0386] (VLADIMIR stiffens) [0387] Don't
be stubborn. [0388] (VLADIMIR softens. [0389] They embrace.
[0390] ESTRAGON recoils) [0391] You stink of garlic!

VLADIMIR

[0392] It's good for the kidneys. [place = supralinear] X DL [0393] (Silence. [0394] ESTRAGON
looks attentively at the tree) [0395] What do we do now?

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Segment 6

ESTRAGON

[0396] We wait.

VLADIMIR

[0397] Yes, but while we wait.

ESTRAGON

[0398] What about hanging ourselves?

VLADIMIR

[0398|001] Hmm. [0399]It'd give us an erection.

Transcription
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    • Segment 2
    • Segment 3
    • Segment 4
    • Segment 5
    • Segment 6

En attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot © 2017 Samuel Beckett Digital Manuscript Project.
Editors: Dirk Van Hulle, Pim Verhulst and Vincent Neyt