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

MS-HRC-SB-6-4-1

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VLADIMIR

[1981] It wasn't you came yesterday?

BOY

[1982] No Sir.

VLADIMIR

[1983] This is your first time?

BOY

[1984] Yes, Sir.

[1985] Silence.

VLADIMIR

[1986] Words, words. [1987] (Pause.) [1988] Speak.

BOY

[1989] (in a rush). [1990] Mr Godot told me to tell you he won't come this evening but surely to-morrow.

[1990|001] Silence.

VLADIMIR

[1991] Is that all?

BOY

[1992] Yes Sir.

[1992|001] Silence.

VLADIMIR

[1993] You work for Mr Godot.

BOY

[1994] Yes Sir.

VLADIMIR

[1995] What do you do?

BOY

[1996] I mind the goats, Sir.

VLADIMIR

[1997] Is he good to you?

BOY

[1998] Yes Sir.

VLADIMIR

[1999] He doesn't beat you?

BOY

[2000] No Sir, not me.

VLADIMIR

[2001] Whom does he beat?

BOY

[2002] He beats my brother, Sir.

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VLADIMIR

[2003] Ah, you have a brother!

BOY

[2004] Yes Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2005] What does he do?

BOY

[2006] He minds the sheep, Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2007] And why doesn't he beat you?

BOY

[2008] I don't know, Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2009] He must be fond of you.

BOY

[2010] I don't know, Sir.

[2010|001] Silence.

VLADIMIR

[2011] Does he give you enough to eat? [2012] (The Boy hesitates.) [2013] Does he feed you well?

BOY

[2014] Fairly well, Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2015] You're not unhappy. [2016] (The Boy hesitates.) [2017] Do you hear me?

BOY

[2018] Yes Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2019] Well?

BOY

[2020] I don't know, Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2021] You don't know if you're unhappy or not?

BOY

[2022] No Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2023] You're as bad as myself. [2024] (Silence.) [2025] Where do you sleep?

BOY

[2026] In the loft, Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2027] With your brother?

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BOY

[2028] Yes Sir.

VLADIMIR

[2029] In the hay?

BOY

[2030] Yes Sir.

[2031] Silence.

VLADIMIR

[2032] All right, you may go.

BOY

[2033] What am I to tell Mr Godot, Sir?

VLADIMIR

[2034] Tell him... [2035] (he hesitates) [2036] ... tell him you saw us. [2037] (Pause.) [2038] You did see us, didn't you?

BOY

[2039] Yes Sir.

[2040] He steps back, hesitates, turns and exit running. [2043] The moon rises at back, mounts in the sky, stands still, shedding a pale light on the scene.

VLADIMIR

[2044] At last! [2045] (Estragon gets up and goes towards Vladimir, a boot in each hand. [2046] He puts them down at edge of stage straightens and contemplates the moon.) [2047] What are you doing?

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ESTRAGON

[2048] Pale for weariness.

VLADIMIR

[2048|001] Eh?

ESTRAGON

[2048|002] Of climbing heaven and gazing on the likes of us.

VLADIMIR

[2049] Your boots, what are you doing with your boots?

ESTRAGON

[2049|001] (turning to look at the boots). [2050] I'm leaving them there. [2051] (Pause.) [2052] Another will come, just as... as... as me, but with smaller feet, and they'll make him happy.

VLADIMIR

[2053] But you can't go barefoot.

ESTRAGON

[2054] Christ did.

VLADIMIR

[2055] Christ! [2056] What has Christ to do with it? [2057] You're not going to compare yourself to Christ!

ESTRAGON

[2058] All my life I've compared myself to him.

VLADIMIR

[2059] But where he lived it was warm, [2060] it was dry!

ESTRAGON

[2061] Yes. [2062] And they crucified quick.

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[2063] Silence.

VLADIMIR

[2064] We've nothing more to do here.

ESTRAGON

[2065] Nor anywhere else.

VLADIMIR

[2066] Ah Gogo, don't go on like that. [2067] To-morrow everything will be better.

ESTRAGON

[2068] How do you make that out?

VLADIMIR

[2069] Did you not hear what the child said?

ESTRAGON

[2070] No.

VLADIMIR

[2071] He said that Godot was sure to come to-morrow. [2072] (Pause.) [2073] What do you say to that?

ESTRAGON

[2074] Then all we have to do is to wait on here.

VLADIMIR

[2075] Are you mad? [2076] We must take cover. [2077] (He takes Estragon by the arm.) [2078] Come on.

[2079] He draws Estragon after him. [2080] Estragon yields, then resists. [2081] They halt.

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