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

MS-HRC-SB-6-4-1

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POZZO

[1751] totters back.) [1752] Turn! [1753] (Lucky turns.) [1754] Done it! He can walk. [1755] (Turning to Vladimir and Estragon.) [1756] Thank you, gentlemen, and let me... (he fumbles in his pockets)... let me wish you... (fumbles)... wish you... (fumbles)... what have I done with my watch. [1757] (Fumbles.) [1760] A genuine half-hunter, with deadbeat escapement. [1760|001] (sobbing.) [1761] Twas my granpa gave it to me! [1764] (He searches on the ground, Vladimir and Estragon likewise. [1765] Pozzo turns over with his foot the remains of Lucky's hat.) [1766] Well now isn't that just -

VLADIMIR

[1767] Perhaps it's in your fob.

POZZO

[1768] Wait! [1769] (He doubles up in an attempt to apply his ear to his stomach, listens. [1769|001] Silence.) [1770] I hear nothing. [1771] (He beckons them

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POZZO

[1771] to approach. [1773] Vladimir and Estragon go over to him, bend over his stomach.) [1775] Surely we should hear the tick-tick.

VLADIMIR

[1776] Silence!

[1777] All listen, bent double.

ESTRAGON

[1778] I hear something.

POZZO

[1779] Where?

VLADIMIR

[1780] It's the heart.

POZZO

[1781] (disappointed). [1782] Damnation!

VLADIMIR

[1783] Silence!

ESTRAGON

[1785] Perhaps it has stopped.

[1786] They straighten up.

POZZO

[1787] Which of you smells so bad?

ESTRAGON

[1788] He has stinking breath and I have stinking feet.

POZZO

[1789] I must go.

ESTRAGON

[1790] And your half-hunter?

POZZO

[1791] I must have left it at the manor.

[1791|001] Silence.

ESTRAGON

[1792] Then adieu.

POZZO

[1793] Adieu.

VADIMIR

[1794] Adieu.

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POZZO

[1795] Adieu.

[1796] Silence. [1797] No one moves.

VLADIMIR

[1798] Adieu.

POZZO

[1799] Adieu.

ESTRAGON

[1800] Adieu.

[1801] Silence.

POZZO

[1802] And thank you.

VLADIMIR

[1803] Thank you.

POZZO

[1804] Not at all.

ESTRAGON

[1805] Yes yes.

POZZO

[1806] No no.

VLADIMIR

[1807] Yes yes.

ESTRAGON

[1808] No no.

[1809] Silence

POZZO

[1810] I don't seem to be able ... (long hesitation) . ... to depart.

ESTRAGON

[1811] Such is life.

[1812] Pozzo turns, moves away from Lucky towards the wings, paying out the rope as he goes.

VLADIMIR

[1813] You're going the wrong way.

POZZO

[1814] I need a running start. [1815] (Having come to the end

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POZZO

[1815] of the rope, i.e. off stage, he stops, turns and cries.) [1816] Stand back! [1817] (Vladimir and Estragon stand back, look towards Pozzo. [1818] Crack of whip.) [1819] On! [1819|001] On!

ESTRAGON

[1821] On!

VLADIMIR

[1822] On!

[1824] Lucky moves off.

POZZO

[1825] Faster! [1826] (He appears, crosses the stage preceded by Lucky. [1827] Vladimir and Estragon wave their hats. [1828] Exit Lucky.) [1830] On! [1831] On! [1832] (On the point of disappearing in his turn he stops and turns. [1833] The rope tautens. [1834] Noise of Lucky falling off.) [1835] Stool! [1836] (Vladimir fetches stool and gives it to Pozzo who throws it to Lucky.) [1837] Adieu!

VLADIMIR,
ESTRAGON

[1838] (waving) [1839] Adieu! [1840] Adieu!

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POZZO

[1841] Up! [1842] Pig! [1843] (Noise of Lucky getting up.) [1844] On! [1845] (Exit Pozzo.) [1846] Faster! [1847] On! [1848] Adieu! [1850] Pig! [1851] Yip! [1852] Adieu!

[1853] Long silence.

VLADIMIR

[1854] That passed the time.

ESTRAGON

[1855] It would have passed in any case.

VLADIMIR

[1856] Yes, [1857] but not so rapidly.

[1858] Pause.

ESTRAGON

[1859] What do we do now?

VLADIMIR

[1860] I don't know.

ESTRAGON

[1861] Let's go.

VLADIMIR

[1862] We can't.

ESTRAGON

[1863] Why not?

VLADIMIR

[1864] We're waiting for Godot.

ESTRAGON

[1864|001] (Despairingly) [1865] Ah!

[1866] Pause.

VLADIMIR

[1867] How they've changed!

ESTRAGON

[1868] Who?

VLADIMIR

[1869] Those two.

ESTRAGON

[1870] That's the idea, let's make a little conversation.

VLADIMIR

[1870|001] Haven't they?

ESTRAGON

[1870|002] What?

VLADIMIR

[1870|003] Changed.

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