Samuel Beckett
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Synoptic Sentence View: Sentence 54

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That Time Segment 54, version 1 (MS-UoR-1477-1, f. 08r)

then that time in the end when you tried & couldn't sitting by the window in the dark and the owl gone to hoot at someone else xx or back with its prey a mouse to its hollow tree when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight []whatever it may have been gave up and let it in and none the worse pouring in on top of you a great white shroud and not a whit the worse

That Time Segment 54, loose jotting 2 (MS-UoR-1477-1, f. 08r)

no words left to keep it out & let it come in & no worse in on top of you off pouring in on top of you a great white shroud mist & not a whit the worse

That Time Segment 54, version 3 (MS-UoR-1477-2, f. 04r)

then till the time came at last that time in the end when you tried and couldn't sitting by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a mousxe to its hollow tree when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave up there buy the window in the dark or moonlight gave up for good and let it in and none the worse a great white shroud pouring in on top of you and not a whit little or none the worse

That Time Segment 54, version 4 (MS-UoR-1477-3, f. 09r)

at last that time in the end when you tried and couldn't sitting by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at tsomeone else or back with a mouse shrew to its hollow tree when you tried and tried and cou and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight and not a sound not another sound gave up for good and let in it and none the worse a great white shroud pouring billowing in on top of you and little or none the worse overlap little or none little or none

That Time Segment 54, version 5 (MS-UoR-1477-4, f. 02v)

that time in the end when you tried and coudlldn't sitting by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else oe back with a shrew to its hollow tree when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight and not a sound not another sound gave up for good and let it in and none the worse a great white shroud billowing in on top of you and little or none the worse little or none

That Time Segment 54, version 6 (MS-UoR-1477-5, f. 05r)

that time in the end when you tried and couldn't sitting by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a shrew to its hollow tree when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gacee gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight and not a sound not another sound gave up for good and let it in and none the worse a great white shrouhd billowing in on top of you and little or none nothing the worse little or none nothing

That Time Segment 54, version 7 (MS-UoR-1477-6, f. 07r)

that time in the enxd when you tried and couldn't sitting by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a shrew to its hollow treet and not another sound hour after hour not a sound when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight and not a sound not another sound gave up for good and let it in and nothing the worse a great shroud billowing in on top of you and little or nothing the worse little or nothing

That Time Segment 54, version 8 (MS-UoR-1477-10, f. 04r)

that time in the end that time in the end when you tried and couldn't by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a shrew to its hollow tree and not another sound hour after hour not a sound when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight and not a sound not another sound gave up for good and let it in and nothing the worse a great shrouxd billowing in all over you on top of you and little or nothing the worse little or nothing

That Time Segment 54, loose jotting 9 (MS-UoR-1639, f. 02r)

34 B12 that time .. little or nothing

That Time Segment 54, version 10 (MS-UoR-1477-9, f. 04r)

that time in the end that time in the end when you tried and couldn't by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a shrew to its hollow tree and not another sound hour after hour not a sound when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight and not a sound not another sound gave up for good and let it in and nothing the worse a great shround billowing in all over you on top of you and little or nothing the worse little or nothing

That Time Segment 54, version 11 (MS-UoR-1477-7, f. 05r)

that time in the end when you tried and couldn't by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a shrew to its hollow tree and not another sound hour after hour not a sound when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave up there by the window in the dark or moon:light and not a sound not another sound gave up for good and let it in and nothing the worse a great shroud billowing in all over you on top of you and little or nothing the worse little or nothing

That Time Segment 54, version 12 (MS-UoR-1477-8, f. 06r)

that time in the end when you tried and couldn't by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a shrew to its hollow tree and not another sound hour after hour hour after hour not a sound when you tried and tried and couldn't any more no words left to keep it out so gave it up gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight gave up for good and let it in and nothing the worse a great shroud billowing in all over you on top of you and little or nothing the worse little or nothing

That Time Segment 54, version 13 (MS-BC-1991001-13-4, f. 08r)

that time in the end when you tried and couldn’t by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a shrew to its hollow tree and not another sound hour after hour hour after hour not a sound when you tried and tried and couldn’t any more no words left to keep it out so gave it up gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight gave up for good and let it in and nothing the worse a great shroud billowing in all over you on top of you and little or nothing the worse little or nothing

That Time Segment 54, version 14 (Faber & Faber 1976, p. 16)

[B:] that time in the end when you tried and couldn’t by the window in the dark and the owl flown to hoot at someone else or back with a shrew to its hollow tree and not another sound hour after hour hour after hour not a sound when you tried and tried and couldn’t any more no words left to keep it out so gave it up gave up there by the window in the dark or moonlight gave up for good and let it in and nothing the worse a great shroud billowing in all over you on top of you and little or nothing the worse little or nothing

Cette fois Segment 54, version 15 (MS-UoR-1657-1, f. 06r)

cette fois enfin où tu as essayé et n'as pas pu à la fenêtre dans le noir et envolé le hibou envolé huer quelqu'un d'autre ou retrouver son arbre creux avec une musaraigne et plus un bruit heure après heure heure après heure plus un seul bruit xx tu où tu as essayé xx tant que tu as pu et n'as pas pu plus possible plus de mots pour contenir le vide alors plus qu'à renoncer y renoncer là à la fenêtre dans le noir nuit noire ou clair de lune y renoncer pour de bon et le laisser venir et pas plus mal vaste suaire venu t'engloutir et pas plus mal ou guère pas plus ou guère

Cette fois Segment 54, version 16 (MS-UoR-1657-2, f. 06r)

cette dernière fois enfin où tu as essayé et n'as pas pu à la fenêtre dans le noir et le hibou la chouette envolée huer après quelqu'un d'autre ou re trouvergagner son arbre creux avec une musaraigne et plus un bruit heure après heure heure après heure plus un seul bruit où tu as essayé tant que tu as pu et n'as pas pu plus possible plus de moyts pour contenir le vide alors plus qu'à renoncer y renoncer là à la fenêtre dans le noir nuit noire ou clair de lune y renoncer pour de bon et le laisser venir et pas plus mal qu'avant vaste suaire venu t'engloutirensevelir et pas plus mal qu'avant ou guère pas plus ou guère

Cette fois Segment 54, version 17 (MS-UoR-1657-3, f. 07r)

cette dernière fois enfin où tu as essayé et n'as pas pu à la fenêtre dans le noir la chouette envolée huer après quelqu'un d'autre ou retrouvergagner son arbre creux avec une musaraigne et plus un bruit heure après heure heure après heure plus un seul bruit où tu as essayé tant que tu as pu tant et + et n'as pas pu plus possible plus de mots pour contenir le vide alors plus qu'à renoncer y renoncer là à la fenêtre dans le noir nuit noire ou clair de lune y renoncer pour de bon et le laisser venir et pas plus mal qu'avant vaste suaire venu t'ensevelir et pas plus mal qu'avant ou guère pas plus ou guère

Cette fois Segment 54, version 18 (MS-UoR-3628, f. 20r)

cette dernière fois où tu as essayé et n'a pas pu à la fenêtre dans le noir et la chouette envolée huer après quelqu'un d'autre ou regagner son arbre creux avec une musaraigne et plus un bruit heure après heure heure après heure plus un seul bruit où tu as essayé tant et plus et n'as pas pu plus moyen plus de mots pour contenir le vide alors plus qu'à renoncer y renoncer là à la fenêtre dans le noir nuit noire ou clair de lune y renoncer pour de bon et le laisser venir et pas plus mal qu'avant vaste suaire venu t'ensevelir et pas plus mal qu'avant ou guère pas plus ou guère

Cette fois Segment 54, version 19 (Minuit 1978, p. 23)

[B:] cette dernière fois où tu as essayé et n'a pas pu à la fenêtre dans le noir et la chouette envolée huer après quelqu'un d'autre ou regagner son arbre creux avec une musaraigne et plus un bruit heure après heure heure après heure plus un seul bruit où tu as essayé tant et plus et n'as pas pu plus moyen plus de mots pour contenir le vide alors plus qu'à renoncer y renoncer là à la fenêtre dans le noir nuit noire ou clair de lune y renoncer pour de bon et le laisser venir et pas plus mal qu'avant vaste suaire venu t'ensevelir et pas plus mal qu'avant ou guère pas plus ou guère.