
[3654] (ESTRAGON, having struggled with his boots in vain, is dozing off again. [3655] VLADIMIR looks at him)
VLADIMIR |
[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 |
[3671] (He goes feverishly to and fro, halts finally at extreme left, broods. [3672] Enter BOY right. [3673] He halts. [3674] Silence) xxx he
BOY |
[3675] [3676] (VLADIMIR turns) [3677] Mr. Albert?... |
VLADIMIR |
[3678] Off we go again. [3679] (pause) [3681] Do you not recognize me? |
BOY |
[3682] No Sir. |
VLADIMIR |
[3683] It wasn't you came yesterday. |
BOY |
[3684] No Sir. |
VLADIMIR |
[3685] This is your first time. |
BOY |
[3686] Yes Sir. |
[3687] (Silence)
VLADIMIR |
[3688] You have a message from Mr. Godot. |
BOY |
[3689] Yes Sir. |
VLADIMIR |
[3690] He won't come this evening. |
BOY |
[3691] No Sir. |
VLADIMIR |
[3692] But he'll come to-morrow. |
BOY |
[3693] Yes Sir. |
VLADIMIR |
[3694] Without fail. |
BOY |
[3695] Yes Sir. |


[3696] (Silence)
VLADIMIR |
[3697] Did you meet anyone? |
BOY |
[3698] No Sir. |
VLADIMIR |
[3699] Two other... (he hesitates) ...men? |
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. |
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? |
BOY |
[3706|004] Yes Sir. |
VLADIMIR |
[3706|005] Well? |
BOY |
[3706|006] He does nothing, Sir. |
[3706|007] (Silence)
VLADIMIR |
[3706|008] |
[3707|001] ( |
|
[3707|002] |
Boy: |
[3708] Yes sir. |
Vladimir: |
[3709] Dark... or fair? |
Boy: |
[3711] I think it is... white, sir. |
Vladimir: |
[3713] Christ have mercy on us! [3714] (silence) |
Boy: |
[3715] What am I..... |
[3715|001] (Silence)
BOY |
[3715] What am I to say to Mr. Godot, Sir? |
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

[3724] and bowed. [3725] ESTRAGON wakes, takes off his boots, gets up with them in his hands, goes and puts them down centre front, goes towards Vladimir, looks at him)
ESTRAGON |
[3726] What's wrong with you? |
VLADIMIR |
[3727] |
ESTRAGON |
[3728] I'm going. |
VLADIMIR |
[3729] So am I. |
ESTRAGON |
[3731] Was I long asleep? |
VLADIMIR |
[3732] I don't know. |
[3733] (Silence)
ESTRAGON |
[3734] Where shall we go? |
VLADIMIR |
[3735] Not far. |
ESTRAGON |
[3736] Oh yes, let's go far away from here. |
VLADIMIR |
[3737] We can't. |
ESTRAGON |
[3738] Why not? |
VLADIMIR |
[3739] We have to come back to-morrow. |
ESTRAGON |
[3740] What for? |
VLADIMIR |
[3741] To wait for Godot. |
ESTRAGON |
VLADIMIR |
[3745] No. |
ESTRAGON |
[3746] And now it's too late. |
VLADIMIR |
[3747] Yes, now it's night. |
ESTRAGON |
[3748] And if we dropped him? [3749] (pause) [3750] If we dropped him. |
VLADIMIR |
[3751] He'd punish us. [3752] (Silence. [3753] He looks at the tree) [3754] Everything's dead but the tree. |
ESTRAGON |
VLADIMIR |
[3757] It's the tree. |

ESTRAGON |
[3758] Yes, but what kind? |
VLADIMIR |
[3762] (ESTRAGON draws Vladimir towards the tree. [3763] They stand motionless before it. [3764] Silence)
ESTRAGON |
[3765] Why don't we hang ourselves? |
VLADIMIR |
[3766] With what? |
ESTRAGON |
[3767] You haven't got a bit of rope? |
VLADIMIR |
[3768] No. |
ESTRAGON |
[3769] Then we can't. |
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. |
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? |
ESTRAGON |
[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)
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. |