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

MS-TCD-10730

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Segment 1

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?

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Segment 2

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] It
might do at a pinch.
[3781] But is it strong enough?

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Segment 3

Estragon

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

[3784] Tmhey each take an end of the cord and pull. [3785] It breaks.
[3786] They almost fall.

Vladimir

[3787] Not worth a curse.

[3788] Silence.

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Segment 4

Estragon

[3789] Yous 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.

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Segment 5

Estragon

[3794] Didi.

Vladimir

[3795] Yes.

Estragon

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

Vladimir

[3797] That's what you think.

Estragon

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

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Segment 6

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.

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