MS-HRC-DA-145-1

[2121] ACT TWO

[2122] Next day. [2123] Same time. [2124] Same Place.

[2125] Estragon's boots front centre, heels together,
toes splayed. [2126] Lucky's hat at same place.

[2127] The tree has four or five leaves.

[2128] Enter VLADIMIR ^{FROM BARREL}. [2129] He halts and
looks long at the tree, [2130] then suddenly begins
to move feverishly about the stage, up and
down, back and forth. [2131] He halts before the
boots, picks one up, examines it, sniffs it,
manifests disgust, puts it back carefully.

[2132] Comes and goes. [2133] Halts extreme right and
gazes into distance off, shading his eyes
with his hand. [2134] Comes and goes. [2135] Halts
extreme left, as before. [2136] Comes and goes.
[2137] Halts suddenly and begins to sing loudly.

[2138] A dog came in -

[2139] (having begun too high he stops, clears his
throat, resumes :)

[2140] A dog came in the kitchen
And stole a crust of bread.
[2141] Then cook up with a ladle
And beat him till he was dead.

[2142] Then all the dogs came running
And dug the dog a tomb -

[2143] (he stops, broods, resumes:)

[2144] Then all the dogs came running
And dug the dog a tomb
And wrote upon the tombstone
For the eyes of dogs to come:

[2145] A dog came in the kitchen
And stole a crust of bread.
[2146] Then cook up with a ladle
And beat him till he was dead.

[2147] Then all the dogs came running
And dug the dog a tomb -

[2148] (he stops. [2149] As before)

[2150] Then all the dogs came running
And dug the dog a tomb -

[2151] (he stops. [2152] As before. [2153] Softly)

[2154] And dug the dog a tomb...

[2155] (He remains a moment silent and motionless,
then begins to move feverishly about the
stage. [2156] He halts again before the tree,
comes and goes, before the boots, comes
and goes, halts extreme right, gazes into
distance, extreme left, gazes into distance. ^{X P().}