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

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

ESTRAGON

[3758] Yes, but what kind?

VLADIMIR

[3759] I don't know. [3760] A willow.

[3762] (ESTRAGON draws Vladimir towards the tree.
[3763] They stand motionless before it. [3764] Silence)

ESTRAGON

[3765] Why don't we hang ourselves?

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Segment 2

VLADIMIR

[3766] With what?

ESTRAGON

[3767] You haven't got a bit of rope?

VLADIMIR

[3768] No.

ESTRAGON

[3769] Then we can't.

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Segment 3

VLADIMIR

[3770] Let's go.

ESTRAGON

[3771] Wait, there's my belt.

VLADIMIR

[3772] It's too short.

ESTRAGON

[3773] You could hang on to my legs.

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Segment 4

VLADIMIR

[3774] And who'd hang on to mine?

ESTRAGON

[3775] True.

VLADIMIR

[3776] Show all the same.

[3777] (ESTRAGON loosens the cord that holds up his
trousers
[3778] which, much too big for him, fall
about his ankles.
[3779] They look at the cord)

[3780] That might do at a pinch. [3781] But is it strong
enough?

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Segment 5

ESTRAGON

[3782] We'll soon see. [3783] Here.

[3784] (They each take an end of the cord and pull.
[3785] It breaks. [3786] They almost fall)

VLADIMIR

[3787] Not worth a curse.

[3788] (Silence)

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Segment 6

ESTRAGON

[3789] You say we have to come back to-morrow?

VLADIMIR

[3790] Yes.

ESTRAGON

[3791] Then we can bring a good bit of rope.

VLADIMIR

[3792] Yes.

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