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[3656] He'll know nothing. [3657] He'll tell me about the blows he received and I'll give him a carrot. (pause) [3659] Astride of a grave and a dificult birth. [3660] Down in the hole, lingeringly, the grave-digger puts on the forceps. [3661] We have time to grow old. [3662] The air of full of our cries. [3663] (he listens) [3664] But habit is a great deadener. [3665] (he looks again at Estragon) [3666] At me too someone is looking, of me too someone is saying, He is asleep,^ing, he knows nothing, let him sleep on. [3667] (pause) [3668] I can't go on! [3669] (pause) [3670] What have I said?

[3675] Please Mister...

[3676] (VLADIMIR turns)

[3677] Mr. Albert?...

[3678] Off we go again. [3679] (pause) [3681] Do you not recognize me?

[3682] No Sir.

[3683] It wasn't you came yesterday.

[3684] No Sir.

[3685] This is your first time.

[3686] Yes Sir.

[3688] You have a message from Mr. Godot.

[3689] Yes Sir.

[3690] He won't come this evening.

[3691] No Sir.

[3692] But he'll come to-morrow.

[3693] Yes Sir.

[3694] Without fail.

[3695] Yes Sir.

[3697] Did you meet anyone?

[3698] No Sir.

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

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

[3702] How is your brother?

[3703] He's sick, Sir.

[3704] Perhaps it was he came yesterday.

[3705] I don't know, Sir.

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

[3706|002] (Silence)

[3706|003] Do you hear me?

[3706|004] Yes Sir.

[3706|005] Well?

[3706|006] He does nothing, Sir.

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

[3707|001] (silence)

[3707|002] Well?

[3708] Yes sir.

[3709] Dark... or fair?

[3711] I think it is... white, sir.

[3713] Christ have mercy on us!

[3714] (silence)

[3715] What am I.....

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

[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?

[3726] What's wrong with you?

[3727] There's nothing^. wrong with me.

[3728] I'm going.

[3729] So am I.

[3731] Was I long asleep?

[3732] I don't know.

[3734] Where shall we go?

[3735] Not far.

[3736] Oh yes, let's go far away from here.

[3737] We can't.

[3738] Why not?

[3739] We have to come back to-morrow.

[3740] What for?

[3741] To wait for Godot.

[3742] Ah! [3743] (pause) [3744] He didn't come?

[3745] No.

[3746] And now it's too late.

[3747] Yes, now it's night.

[3748] And if we dropped him? [3749] (pause) [3750] If we dropped him.

[3751] He'd punish us.

[3752] (Silence. [3753] He looks at the tree)

[3754] Everything's dead but the tree.

[3755] (Looking at the tree) [3756] What is it?

[3757] It's the tree.

[3758] Yes, but what kind?

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

[3765] Why don't we hang ourselves?

[3766] With what?

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

[3768] No.

[3769] Then we can't.

[3770] Let's go.

[3771] Wait, there's my belt.

[3772] It's too short.

[3773] You could hang on to my legs.

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

[3775] True.

[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?

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

[3787] Not worth a curse.

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

[3790] Yes.

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

[3792] Yes.