MS-TCD-10730

[2122] Next day. [2123] Same time. [2124] Same place.
[2125] Estragon's boots front centre, heels together, toes
splayed. [2126] Lucky's hat at same place.
[2127] The tree has four or five leaves.

[2128] Enter Vladimir agitatedly. [2129] He halts and looks long at
the tree, [2130]then suddenly begins to move feverishly about
the stage. [2131] He halts before the boots, picks one up, exam-
ines it, sniffs it, manifests disgust, puts it back care-
fully. [2132] Comes and goes. [2133] Halts extreme right and gazes
into distance off, shading his eyes wuⁱth his hand. [2134] Comes
and goes. [2135] Halts extreme left, as before. [2136] Comes and goes.
[2137] Halts suddenly and begins to sing loudly.

[2142] Then all the dogs came running
And dug the dog a tomb -

[2143] He stops, broods, resumes:

[2144] Then all the dogs came running
And dug the dog a ti^omb
And wrote y^upon the tombstone
For the eyes of dogs to come:

[2145] A dog came in the kitchen
And stole a crust of bread.
[2146] Then cook up with a ladle
And beat him till he was dead.

[2147] Then all the dogs came running
And dug the dog a tomb -

[2148] He stops, [2149]broods, resumes: