Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
En attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

POZZO
(Contd.)

[0987] of one's blessings. [0988] Even you (he looks at them
ostentatiously in turn to make it clear they are
both meant) even you, who knows, will have added
to my store.

ESTRAGON

[0989] Why doesn't he put down his bags?

POZZO

[0990] But that would astonish me.

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Segment 2

VLADIMIR

[0991] You're being asked a question.

POZZO

[0992] (Delighted) [0993] A question! [0994] Who? [0995] What? [0997] A moment
ago you were calling me Sir, in fear and trembling.

[0998] Now you're asking me questions. [0999] No good will
come of this!

VLADIMIR

[1000] (To Estragon) [1001] I think he's listening.

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Segment 3

ESTRAGON

[1002] (Circling about Lucky) [1003] What?

VLADIMIR

[1004] You can ask him now. [1005] He's on the alert.

ESTRAGON

[1006] Ask him what?

VLADIMIR

[1007] Why he doesn't put down his bags.

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Segment 4

ESTRAGON

[1008] I wonder.

VLADIMIR

[1009] Ask him, can't you?

POZZO

[1010] (Who has followed these exchanges with anxious
attention, fearing lest the question get lost)

[1011] You want to know why he doesn't put down his bags,
as you call them.

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Segment 5

VLADIMIR

[1012] That's it.

POZZO

[1013] (to Estragon) [1014] You are sure you agree with that?

ESTRAGON

[1016] He's puffing like a walrus.

POZZO

[1017] The answer is this. [1018] (to Estragon) [1019] But stay still,
I beg of you, you make me nervous.

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Segment 6

VLADIMIR

[1020] Here.

ESTRAGON

[1021] What is it?

VLADIMIR

[1022] He's about to speak.

[1023] (Motionless, side by side, they wait)

POZZO

[1024] Good. [1025] Is everybody set? [1026] Is everybody looking at
me?
[1027] (he looks at Lucky, jerks the rope. [1028] LUCKY
raises his head)
[1029] Will you look at me, pig! [1030] (LUCKY

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