Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
L'Innommable / The Unnamable
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Synoptic Sentence View: Sentence 640

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L'Innommable Segment 640, version 1 (MS-HRC-SB-3-10, f. 24v)

Le voilà donc qui depuis que j'existe, état du reste que je le crois capable d'avoir suscité, me somme d'avoir à être bien, et avec autant de succès que s'il s'adressait à de la matière inanimée.

L'Innommable Segment 640, version 2 (Minuit 1953, p. 51)

Le voilà donc qui depuis que j'existe, état du reste que je le crois capable d'avoir suscité, me somme d'avoir à être bien, à mon aise quoi, avec autant de succès que s'il s'adressait à de la matière inanimée.

The Unnamable Segment 640, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-1, f. 26r)

There he is, ever since I came into the world, possibly at his instigation, I wouldn't put it past him, commanding me to be well, you know, in every way, no complaints, with as much success as if he were talking to a piece of inanimate matter.

The Unnamable Segment 640, version 4 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 27r)

There he is ever since I came into the world, at his instigatio possihbly at his instigation, I wouldnt put it past him, commanding me to be well, you know, in every way, no complaints at all, with as much success as if he were talking shouting to at a piece lump of inanimate matter.

The Unnamable Segment 640, version 5 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 26r)

There he is, ever since I came into the world, possibly at his instigation, I wouldn't put it past him, commanding me to be well, you know, in every way, no complaints at all, with as much success as if he were shouting at a lump of inanimate matter.

The Unnamable Segment 640, version 6 (Grove Press 1958, p. 34)

There he is, ever since I came into the world, possibly at his instigation, I wouldn't put it past him, commanding me to be well, you know, in every way, no complaints at all, with as much success as if he were shouting at a lump of inanimate matter.

L'Innommable Segment 640, version 7 (Minuit 1971, p. 43)

Le voilà donc qui depuis que j'existe, état du reste que je le crois capable d'avoir suscité, me somme d'avoir à être bien, à mon aise quoi, avec autant de succès que s'il s'adressait à de la matière inanimée.