Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript ProjectEn attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot

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[3724] stands motionless and bowed.[3725] Estragon wakes, takes off his boots, gets up with one in each hand and goes and puts them down centre front, then goes towards Vladimir.

ESTRAGON

[3726] What's wrong with you?

VLADIMIR

[3727] Nothing.

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

[3742] Ah. [3743] (Silence.) [3744] He didn't come.

VLADIMIR

[3745] No.

ESTRAGON

[3746] And now it's too late.

VLADIMIR

[3747] Yes, now it's night.

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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

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

VLADIMIR

[3757] It's the tree.

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?

VLADIMIR

[3766] With what?

ESTRAGON

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

VLADIMIR

[3768] No.

ESTRAGON

[3769] Then we can't.

[3769|001] Silence.

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.

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VLADIMIR

[3776] Show all the same. [3777] (Estragon loosens his belt 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] It might do at a pinch. [3781] But is it strong enough.

ESTRAGON

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

[3784] They each take an end of the cord and pull it. [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

[3793] Silence.

ESTRAGON

[3794] Didi.

VLADIMIR

[3795] Yes.

ESTRAGON

[3796] I can't go on like this.

VLADIMIR

[3797] That's what you think.

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ESTRAGON

[3798] If we parted? [3799] That might be better for us.

VLADIMIR

[3800] We'll hang ourselves to- morrow. [3801] (Pause.) [3802] Unless Godot comes.

ESTRAGON

[3803] And if he comes.

VLADIMIR

[3804] We'll be saved.

[3805] Vladimir takes off his hat (Lucky's), peers inside, feels about inside it, shakes it, knocks on the crown, puts it on again.

ESTRAGON

[3806] Well, shall we go?

VLADIMIR

[3807] Pull on your trousers.

ESTRAGON

[3808] What?

VLADIMIR

[3809] Pull on your trousers.

ESTRAGON

[3810] You want me to pull off my trousers.

VLADIMIR

[3811] Pull ON your trousers.

ESTRAGON

[3811|001] (realizing his trousers are down). [3812] True.

[3813] He pulls up his trousers.

Vladimir

[3815] Well? [3816] Shall we go?

ESTRAGON

[3817] Yes, let's go.

[3818] They do not move.

[3819] CURTAIN

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