Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
L'Innommable / The Unnamable
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Synoptic Sentence View: Sentence 847

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L'Innommable Segment 847, version 1 (MS-HRC-SB-3-10, f. 35v)

Oh il m'est arrivé de tomber sans le vouloir, mais pas souvent, pas souvent, un vieux soldat comme moi, vous pensez, ça ne lui arrive pas souvent, de tomber sans le vouloir, il se laisse tomber à temps.

L'Innommable Segment 847, version 2 (Minuit 1953, p. 69)

Il m'est aussi arrivé de tomber sans le vouloir, mais pas souvent, pas souvent, un vieux de la vieille comme moi, vous pensez, ça ne lui arrive pas souvent de tomber sans le vouloir, il se laisse tomber à temps.

The Unnamable Segment 847, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-1, f. 36r)

I have also known what it is to fall involuntarily, xx but not often, not often, an old stager like me, you can imagine, he doesn't fall involuntarily, it doesn't often happen that he falls involuntarily, he lets himself fall in time. [0847|001] xx But have it [0847|001] any way you like.

The Unnamable Segment 847, version 4 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 37r)

I have also been known to fall involuntarily, but not often, an old warrior like me, you can well imagine, he isn't often known to fall involuntarily, he lets himself fall in time. [0847|001] But have it any way you like. But have it any way you like.

The Unnamable Segment 847, version 5 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 36r)

Oh I have also been known to fall involuntarily, but not often, an old warrior like me, you can imagine. [0847|001] But have it any way you like.

The Unnamable Segment 847, version 6 (Grove Press 1958, p. 46)

Oh I have also been known to fall involuntarily, but not often, an old warrior like me, you can imagine. [0847|001] But have it any way you like.

L'Innommable Segment 847, version 7 (Minuit 1971, p. 57)

Il m'est aussi arrivé de tomber sans le vouloir, mais pas souvent, pas souvent, un vieux de la vieille comme moi, vous pensez, ça ne lui arrive pas souvent de tomber sans le vouloir, il se laisse tomber à temps.