Samuel Beckett
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L'Innommable / The Unnamable
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L'Innommable Segment 2319, version 1 (MS-HRC-SB-4-1, f. 63v)

Si je pouvais faire un effort, un effort d'attention, pour essayer de savoir ce qui se passe, ce qui m'arrive, quoi alors, je ne sais pas, j'oublie l'apodose, mais je ne peux pas, je n'écoute n'entends même plus, je dors, ils appellent ça dormir, les revoilà, il va falloir recommencer à les tuer, j'entends ce bruit horrible, revenir c'est long, je ne sais pas d'où, j'y étais presque, j'ai presque dormi, j'appelle ça dormir, il n'y a que moi, il n'y a jamais eu que moi, je veux dire ici, ailleurs je ne dis pas, ailleurs je n'ai jamais été, ici est mon ailleurs xx seul ailleurs, c'est moi qui fais cette chose et c'est moi qui la subis, ce n'est pas possible autrement, et mais ce n'est pas possible ainsi, ce n'est pas ma faute, tout ce que je peux dire c'est que ce n'est pas ma faute, ce n'est la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a personne ça ne peut être la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a que moi ça ne peut être la mienne, quelquefois on dirait que je raisonne, moi je veux bien, on a dû m'apprendre à raisonner, on a dû commencer à m'apprendre à raisonner, avant de m'abandonner, je ne me rappelle pas cette période, mais il m'en est resté quelque chose, je ne me rappelle pas avoir été abandonné, j'ai peut-être reçu un choc.

L'Innommable Segment 2319, version 2 (Minuit 1953, p. 236)

Si je pouvais faire un effort, un effort d'attention, pour essayer de savoir ce qui se passe, ce qui m'arrive, quoi alors, je ne sais pas, j'ai oublié l'apodose, mais je ne peux pas, je n'entends même plus, je dors, ils appellent ça dormir, les revoilà, il va falloir recommencer à les tuer, j'entends ce bruit horrible, revenir est long, je ne sais pas d'où, j'y étais presque, j'ai presque dormi, j'appelle ça dormir, il n'y a que moi, il n'y a jamais eu que moi, je veux dire ici, ailleurs je ne dis pas, ailleurs je n'ai jamais été, ici c'est mon seul ailleurs, c'est moi qui fais cette chose et c'est moi qui la subis, ce n'est pas possible autrement, ce n'est pas possible ainsi, ce n'est pas ma faute, tout ce que je peux dire c'est que ce n'est pas ma faute, ce n'est la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a personne ça ne peut être la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a que moi ça ne peut être la mienne, quelquefois on dirait que je raisonne, moi je veux bien, on a dû m'apprendre à raisonner, on a dû commencer à me l'apprendre, avant de m'abandonner, je ne me rappelle pas cette période, mais il a dû m'en rester quelque chose, je ne me rappelle pas avoir été abandonné, j'ai peut-être reçu un choc.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-3, f. 37r)

If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and fi discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten the apodosis, but I can't, I don't even hear anything more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this awful noise horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I nearly slept, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is a different matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible thus, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it isn't the fault of anybodyone, since there isn't anyone it can't be the fault of anyone, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes I seem to reason, that's all right with me, they must have taught me to reason, they must have begun teaching me, before they abandoned me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been abandoned, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 4 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 133r)

was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me how to reason reasoning, they myust have begun teaching me, before they abandoned me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been abandoned, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 5 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. EXTRACT2-03r)

If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 6 (MS-HRC-TQ-2-18-1, f. 03r)

If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reason-ing, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 7 (MS-HRC-TQ-2-18-2, f. 06r)

If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but [/]me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 8 (MS-HRC-TQ-2-18-3, f. 03r)

If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 9 (Texas Quarterly, p. 131)

If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 10 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 128r)

If only I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to txxx try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elswewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say [?] is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, I've no objection, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 11 (Grove Press 1958, p. 162)

If only I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, I've no objection, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

L'Innommable Segment 2319, version 12 (Minuit 1971, p. 193)

Si je pouvais faire un effort, un effort d'attention, pour essayer de savoir ce qui se passe, ce qui m'arrive, quoi alors, je ne sais pas, j'ai oublié l'apodose, mais je ne peux pas, je n'entends même plus, je dors, ils appellent ça dormir, les revoilà, il va falloir recommencer à les tuer, j'entends ce bruit horrible, revenir est long, je ne sais pas d'où, j'y étais presque, j'ai presque dormi, j'appelle ça dormir, il n'y a que moi, il n'y a jamais eu que moi, je veux dire ici, ailleurs je ne dis pas, ailleurs je n'ai jamais été, ici c'est mon seul ailleurs, c'est moi qui fais cette chose et c'est moi qui la subis, ce n'est pas possible autrement, ce n'est pas possible ainsi, ce n'est pas ma faute, tout ce que je peux dire c'est que ce n'est pas ma faute, ce n'est la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a personne ça ne peut être la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a que moi ça ne peut être la mienne, quelquefois on dirait que je raisonne, moi je veux bien, on a dû m'apprendre à raisonner, on a dû commencer à me l'apprendre, avant de m'abandonner, je ne me rappelle pas cette période, mais il a dû m'en rester quelque chose, je ne me rappelle pas avoir été abandonné, j'ai peut-être reçu un choc.