Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript ProjectEn attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot

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Segment 1

POZZO
(Contd.)
[1030] looks at him.) [1031] Good. [1032] (he puts the pipe in his
pocket, takes out a little vaporizer and sprays
his throat, puts back the vaporizer in his pocket,
clears his throat, spits, takes out the vaporizer
again, sprays his throat again, puts back the
vaporizer in his pocket)

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Segment 2

[1033] I am ready. [1034] Everybody
is listening? [1040] Everybody is ready? [1041] (he looks at
them all in turn, LUCKY last of all, jerks the
rope) [1042] Hog!

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Segment 3

[1043] (LUCKY raises his head)

[1044] I don't like talking in a vacuum. [1045] Good. [1046] Let me
see. [1047] (he reflects) xxx

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Segment 4

ESTRAGON

[1048] I'm going.

POZZO

[1049] What WAS IT exactly YOU WANTED TO KNOW?

VLADIMIR

[1050] Why he -

POZZO

[1051] (Angrily) [1052] Don't interrupt me! [1053] (pause. [1054] Calmer)
[1055] If we all speak at the same time we'll never get
anywhere. [1056] (pause) [1057] What was I saying? [1058] (Pause.
[1059] Louder) [1060] What was I saying?

Make to speak [1061] (VLADIMIR mimics one carrying a heavy burden.
[1062] Pozzo looks at him, puzzled)

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Segment 5

ESTRAGON

[1063] (Forcibly) [1064] Bags. [1065] (he points at Lucky) [1066] Why?
[1067] Always hold. [1068] (he sags, panting) [1069] Never put down.
[1070] (he opens his hands, straightens up with relief)
[1071] Why?

POZZO

[1072] Ah! [1073] Why couldn't you say so before? [1074] Why he doesn't
make himself comfortable? [1075] Let's try and get it
clear. [1076] Has he not the right to? [1077] Certainly he has.
[1078] It follows that he doesn't want to. [1079] There's
reasoning for you. [1080] And why doesn't he want to?
[1081] (pause) [1082] Gentlemen, the reason is this.

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Segment 6

VLADIMIR

[1082|001] (To Estragon) [1083] Make a note of this.

POZZO

[1084] He wants to impress me, so that I'll keep him.

ESTRAGON

[1085] What?

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Segment 7

POZZO

[1086] Perhaps I haven't got it quite right. [1087] He wants to
mollify me, so that I'll give up the idea of parting
with him. [1088] No, that's not exactly it either.

VLADIMIR

[1089] You want to get rid of him?

POZZO

[1090] He imagines that when I see how well he carries
I'll be tempted to keep him on in that capacity.

Transcription
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    • Segment 4
    • Segment 5
    • Segment 6
    • Segment 7

En attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot © 2017 Samuel Beckett Digital Manuscript Project.
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