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

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

[3696] (Silence)

VLADIMIR

[3697] Did you meet anyone?

BOY

[3698] No Sir.

VLADIMIR

[3699] Two other... (he hesitates) ...men?

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Segment 2

BOY

[3700] I didn't see anyone, Sir.

[3701] (Silence)

VLADIMIR

[3702] How is your brother?

BOY

[3703] He's sick, Sir.

VLADIMIR

[3704] Perhaps it was he came yesterday.

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Segment 3

BOY

[3705] I don't know, Sir.

[3706] (Silence)

VLADIMIR

[3706|001] What does he do, Mr. Godot?

[3706|002] (Silence)

[3706|003] Do you hear me?

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Segment 4

BOY

[3706|004] Yes Sir.

VLADIMIR

[3706|005] Well?

BOY

[3706|006] He does nothing, Sir.

[3706|007] (Silence)

VLADIMIR

[3706|008] (Unintelligible ejaculation) Softly [3707] Has he a beard, Mr. Godot?

[ADDITION]Addition on page 96v

Vladimir:

Boy:

Vladimir:

Boy:

Vladimir:

Boy:

[3715|001] (Silence)

BOY

[3715] What am I to say to Mr. Godot, Sir?

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Segment 5

VLADIMIR

[3716] Tell him... (he hesitates) ...tell him you saw me
and that... (he hesitates) ...that you saw me.

[3717] (Pause. [3718] VLADIMIR advances, the BOY recoils.
VLADIMIR halts, the BOY halts)

[3719] You're sure you saw me, eh, you won't come and
tell me to-morrow that you never saw me before?

[3720] (Silence. [3721] VLADIMIR makes a sudden spring
forward, the BOY avoids him and exits
running.
[3722] Silence. [3723] The sun sets, the moon
rises.
[3723|001] As before. [3724] VLADIMIR stands motionless

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