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

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

ESTRAGON

[1910] (Forcibly) [1911] Approach when you're told, can't you?

[1912] (The BOY advances timidly, halts)

VLADIMIR

[1913] What is it?

BOY

[1914] Mr. Godot...

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Segment 2

VLADIMIR

[1916] Obviously. [1917] (pause) [1918] Approach.

[1919] (The Boy does not move)

ESTRAGON

[1920] (Violently) [1921] Will you approach!

[1922] (The BOY advances timidly, halts)

[1923] What kept you so late?

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Segment 3

VLADIMIR

[1924] You have a message from Mr. Godot?

BOY

[1925] Yes Sir.

VLADIMIR

[1926] Well, give it. What is it?

ESTRAGON

[1927] What kept you so late?

[1928] (The BOY looks at them in turn, not knowing
to which he should reply)

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Segment 4

VLADIMIR

[1929] (To Estragon) [1930] Let him alone.

ESTRAGON

[1932] You let me alone! [1933] (Advancing, to the Boy) [1934] Do
you know what time it is?

BOY

[1935] (Recoiling) [1936] It's not my fault, Sir.

ESTRAGON

[1937] And whose is it? Mine?

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Segment 5

BOY

[1938] I was afraid, Sir.

ESTRAGON

[1939] Afraid of what? [1940] Of us? [1941] (pause) [1942] Answer me!

VLADIMIR

[1943] I know what it is, he was afraid of the others.

ESTRAGON

[1944] How long have you been here?

BOY

[1945] A good while, Sir.

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Segment 6

VLADIMIR

[1946] You were afraid of the whip.

BOY

[1947] Yes Sir.

VLADIMIR

[1948] The roars.

BOY

[1949] Yes Sir.

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