Wellyousee–
POZZO:
Whyit'sverynatural,verynatural.I
myselfinyour
situation,ifIhadanappointmentwith
aGodin...Godet
...Godot...anyhow,youseewhoI
mean,I'dwaittill
itwasblacknightbeforeIgaveup.(He
looksatthe
stool.)I'dverymuchliketositdown,
butIdon'tquite
knowhowtogoaboutit.
ESTRAGON:
CouldIbeofanyhelp?
POZZO:
Ifyouaskedmeperhaps.
ESTRAGON:
What?
POZZO:
Ifyouaskedmetositdown.
ESTRAGON:
Wouldthatbeahelp?
POZZO:
Ifancyso.
ESTRAGON:
Herewego.Beseated,Sir,Ibegof
you.
POZZO:
Nono,Iwouldn'tthinkofit!(Pause.
Aside.)Askmeagain.
ESTRAGON:
Comecome,takeaseatIbeseechyou,
you'llget
pneumonia.
POZZO:
Youreallythinkso?
ESTRAGON:
Whyit'sabsolutelycertain.
POZZO:
Nodoubtyouareright.(Hesitsdown.)
Doneitagain!
(Pause.)Thankyou,dearfellow.(He
consultshiswatch.)
ButImustreallybegettingalong,ifI
amtoobservemy
schedule.
VLADIMIR:
Timehasstopped.
POZZO:
(cuddlinghiswatchtohisear).Don't
youbelieveit,Sir,
don'tyoubelieveit.(Heputshiswatch
backinhis
pocket.)Whateveryoulike,butnot
that.
ESTRAGON:
(toPozzo).Everythingseemsblackto
himtoday.
POZZO:
Exceptthefirmament.(Helaughs,
pleasedwiththis
witticism.)ButIseewhatitis,you
arenotfromthese
parts,youdon'tknowwhatourtwilights
cando.ShallI
tellyou?(Silence.Estragonisfiddling
withhisbootagain,
Vladimirwithhishat.)Ican'trefuse
you.(Vaporizer.)A
littleattention,ifyouplease.
(VladimirandEstragon
continuetheirfiddling,Luckyishalf
asleep.Pozzocracks
hiswhipfeebly.)What'sthematterwith
thiswhip?(He
getsupandcracksitmorevigorously,
finallywith
success.Luckyjumps.Vladimir'shat,
Estragon'sboot,
Lucky'shat,falltotheground.Pozzo
throwsdownthe
whip.)Wornout,thiswhip.(Helooksat
Vladimirand
Estragon.)WhatwasIsaying?
VLADIMIR:
Let'sgo.
ESTRAGON:
Buttaketheweightoffyourfeet,I
imploreyou,you'll
catchyourdeath.
POZZO:
True.(Hesitsdown.ToEstragon.)What
isyourname?
ESTRAGON:
Adam.
POZZO:
(whohasn'tlistened).Ahyes!The
night.(Heraiseshis
head.)Butbealittlemoreattentive,
forpity'ssake,
otherwisewe'llnevergetanywhere.(He
looksatthe
sky.)Look!(Alllookattheskyexcept
Luckywhois
dozingoffagain.Pozzojerkstherope.)
Willyoulookat
thesky,pig!(Luckylooksatthesky.)
Good,that's
enough.(Theystoplookingatthesky.)
Whatisthereso
extraordinaryaboutit?Quasky.Itis
paleandluminous
likeanyskyatthishouroftheday.
(Pause.)Inthese
latitudes.(Pause.)Whentheweatheris
fine.(Lyrical.)An
hourago(helooksathiswatch,
prosaic)roughly(lyrical)
afterhavingpouredforthevensince(he
hesitates,
prosaic)sayteno'clockinthemorning
(lyrical)tirelessly
torrentsofredandwhitelightit
beginstoloseits
effulgence,togrowpale(gestureofthe
twohands
lapsingbystages)pale,everalittle
paler,alittlepaler
until(dramaticpause,amplegestureof
thetwohands
flungwideapart)pppfff!finished!it
comestorest.But—
(handraisedinadmonition)—butbehind
thisveilof
gentlenessandpeace,nightischarging
(vibrantly)and
willburstuponus(snapshisfingers)
pop!likethat!(his
inspirationleaveshim)justwhenwe
leastexpectit.
(Silence.Gloomily.)That'showitison
thisbitchofan
earth.
Longsilence.
ESTRAGON:
Solongasoneknows.
VLADIMIR:
Onecanbideone'stime.
ESTRAGON:
Oneknowswhattoexpect.
VLADIMIR:
Nofurtherneedtoworry.
ESTRAGON:
Simplywait.
VLADIMIR:
We'reusedtoit.
Hepicksuphishat,peersinsideit,
shakesit,putsiton.
POZZO:
Howdidyoufindme?(Vladimirand
Estragonlookathim
blankly.)Good?Fair?Middling?Poor?
Positivelybad?
VLADIMIR:
(firsttounderstand).Ohverygood,
veryverygood.
POZZO:
(toEstragon).Andyou,Sir?
ESTRAGON:
Ohtraybong,traytraytraybong.
POZZO:
(fervently).Blessyou,gentlemen,bless
you!(Pause.)I
havesuchneedofencouragement!
(Pause.)Iweakened
alittletowardstheend,youdidn't
notice?
VLADIMIR:
Ohperhapsjustateenyweenylittle
bit.
ESTRAGON:
Ithoughtitwasintentional.
POZZO:
Youseemymemoryisdefective.
Silence.
ESTRAGON:
Inthemeantime,nothinghappens.
POZZO:
Youfindittedious?
ESTRAGON:
Somewhat.
POZZO:
(toVladimir).Andyou,Sir?
VLADIMIR:
I'vebeenbetterentertained.
Silence.Pozzostrugglesinwardly.
POZZO:
Gentlemen,youhavebeen...civilto
me.
ESTRAGON:
Notatall!
VLADIMIR:
Whatanidea!
POZZO:
Yesyes,youhavebeencorrect.Sothat
Iaskmyselfis
thereanythingIcandoinmyturnfor
thesehonest
fellowswhoarehavingsuchadull,dull
time.
ESTRAGON:
Eventenfrancswouldbeahelp.
VLADIMIR:
Wearenotbeggars!
POZZO:
IsthereanythingIcando,that'swhat
Iaskmyself,to
cheerthemup?Ihavegiventhembones,
Ihavetalkedto
themaboutthisandthat,Ihave
explainedthetwilight,
admittedly.Butisitenough,that's
whattorturesme,isit
enough?
ESTRAGON:
Evenfive.
VLADIMIR:
(toEstragon,indignantly).That's
enough!
ESTRAGON:
Icouldn'tacceptless.
POZZO:
Isisenough?Nodoubt.ButIam
liberal.It'smynature.
Thisevening.Somuchtheworseforme.
(Hejerksthe
rope.Luckylooksathim.)ForIshall
suffer,nodoubt
aboutthat.(Hepicksupthewhip.)What
doyouprefer?
Shallwehavehimdance,orsing,or
recite,orthink,or–
ESTRAGON:
Who?
POZZO:
Who!Youknowhowtothink,youtwo?
VLADIMIR:
Hethinks?
POZZO:
Certainly.Aloud.Heevenusedtothink
veryprettilyonce,
Icouldlistentohimforhours.Now..
.(heshudders).So
muchtheworseforme.Well,wouldyou
likehimtothink
somethingforus?
ESTRAGON:
I'dratherhedance,it'dbemorefun.
POZZO:
Notnecessarily.
ESTRAGON:
Wouldn'tit,Didi,bemorefun?
VLADIMIR:
I'dlikewelltohearhimthink.
ESTRAGON:
Perhapshecoulddancefirstandthink
afterwards,ifit
isn'ttoomuchtoaskhim.
VLADIMIR:
(toPozzo).Wouldthatbepossible?
POZZO:
Byallmeans,nothingsimpler.It'sthe
naturalorder.
Helaughsbriefly.
VLADIMIR:
Thenlethimdance.
Silence.
POZZO:
Doyouhear,hog?
ESTRAGON:
Heneverrefuses?
POZZO:
Herefusedonce.(Silence.)Dance,
misery!
Luckyputsdownbagandbasket,advances
towards
front,turnstoPozzo.Luckydances.He
stops.
ESTRAGON:
Isthatall?
POZZO:
Encore!
Luckyexecutesthesamemovements,
stops.
ESTRAGON:
Pooh!I'ddoaswellmyself.(He
imitatesLucky,almost
falls.)Withalittlepractice.
POZZO:
Heusedtodancethefarandole,the
fling,thebrawl,the
jig,thefandangoandeventhehornpipe.
Hecapered.For
joy.Nowthat'sthebesthecando.Do
youknowwhathe
callsit?
ESTRAGON:
TheScapegoat'sAgony.
VLADIMIR:
TheHardStool.
POZZO:
TheNet.Hethinkshe'sentangledina
net.
VLADIMIR:
(squirminglikeanaesthete).There's
somethingaboutit.
..
Luckymakestoreturntohisburdens.
POZZO:
Woaa!
Luckystiffens.
ESTRAGON:
Tellusaboutthetimeherefused.
POZZO:
Withpleasure,withpleasure.(He
fumblesinhispockets.)
Wait.(Hefumbles.)WhathaveIdone
withmyspray?(He
fumbles.)Wellnowisn'tthat...(He
looksup,
consternationonhisfeatures.Faintly.)
Ican'tfindmy
pulverizer!
ESTRAGON:
(faintly).Myleftlungisveryweak!
(Hecoughsfeebly.In
ringingtones.)Butmyrightlungisas
soundasabell!
POZZO:
(normalvoice).Nomatter!WhatwasI
saying.(He
ponders.)Wait.(Ponders.)Wellnow
isn'tthat...(He
raiseshishead.)Helpme!
ESTRAGON:
Wait!
VLADIMIR:
Wait!
POZZO:
Wait!
Allthreetakeofftheirhats
simultaneously,presstheir
handstotheirforeheads,concentrate.
ESTRAGON:
(triumphantly).Ah!
VLADIMIR:
Hehasit.
POZZO:
(impatient).Well?
ESTRAGON:
Whydoesn'theputdownhisbags?
VLADIMIR:
Rubbish!
POZZO:
Areyousure?
VLADIMIR:
Damnithaven'tyoualreadytoldus?
POZZO:
I'vealreadytoldyou?
ESTRAGON:
He'salreadytoldus?
VLADIMIR:
Anywayhehasputthemdown.
ESTRAGON:
(glanceatLucky).Sohehas.Andwhat
ofit?
VLADIMIR:
Sincehehasputdownhisbagsitis
impossibleweshould
haveaskedwhyhedoesnotdoso.
POZZO:
Stoutlyreasoned!
ESTRAGON:
Andwhyhasheputthemdown?
POZZO:
Answerusthat.
VLADIMIR:
Inordertodance.
ESTRAGON:
True!
POZZO:
True!
Silence.Theyputontheirhats.
ESTRAGON:
Nothinghappens,nobodycomes,nobody
goes,it'sawful!
VLADIMIR:
(toPozzo).Tellhimtothink.
POZZO:
Givehimhishat.
VLADIMIR:
Hishat?
POZZO:
Hecan'tthinkwithouthishat.
VLADIMIR:
(toEstragon).Givehimhishat.
ESTRAGON:
Me!Afterwhathedidtome!Never!
VLADIMIR:
I'llgiveittohim.
Hedoesnotmove.
ESTRAGON:
(toPozzo).Tellhimtogoandfetchit.
POZZO:
It'sbettertogiveittohim.
VLADIMIR:
I'llgiveittohim.
Hepicksupthehatandtendersitat
arm'slengthto
Lucky,whodoesnotmove.
POZZO:
Youmustputitonhishead.
ESTRAGON:
(toPozzo).Tellhimtotakeit.
POZZO:
It'sbettertoputitonhishead.
VLADIMIR:
I'llputitonhishead.
HegoesroundbehindLucky,approaches
himcautiously,
putsthehatonhisheadandrecoils
smartly.Luckydoes
notmove.Silence.
ESTRAGON:
What'shewaitingfor?
POZZO:
Standback!(VladimirandEstragonmove
awayfrom
Lucky.Pozzojerkstherope.Luckylooks
atPozzo.)Think,
pig!(Pause.Luckybeginstodance.)
Stop!(Luckystops.)
Forward!(Luckyadvances.)Stop!(Lucky
stops.)Think!
Silence.
LUCKY:
Ontheotherhandwithregardto–
POZZO:
Stop!(Luckystops.)Back!(Luckymoves
back.)Stop!
(Luckystops.)Turn!(Luckyturns
towardsauditorium.)
Think!
DuringLucky'stiradetheothersreact
asfollows.
1)VladimirandEstragonallattention,
Pozzodejected
anddisgusted.
2)VladimirandEstragonbeginto
protest,Pozzo's
sufferingsincrease.
3)VladimirandEstragonattentive
again,Pozzomoreand
moreagitatedandgroaning.
4)VladimirandEstragonprotest
violently.Pozzojumps
up,pullsontherope.Generaloutcry.
Luckypullsonthe
rope,staggers,shoutshistext.All
threethrow
themselvesonLuckywhostrugglesand
shoutshistext.
LUCKY:
Giventheexistenceasutteredforthin
thepublicworks
ofPuncherandWattmannofapersonal
God
quaquaquaquawithwhitebeard
quaquaquaquaoutside
timewithoutextensionwhofromthe
heightsofdivine
apathiadivineathambiadivineaphasia
lovesusdearly
withsomeexceptionsforreasonsunknown
buttimewill
tellandsufferslikethedivineMiranda
withthosewhofor
reasonsunknownbuttimewilltellare
plungedintorment
plungedinfirewhosefireflamesif
thatcontinuesand
whocandoubtitwillfirethefirmament
thatistosay
blasthelltoheavensobluestilland
calmsocalmwitha
calmwhicheventhoughintermittentis
betterthan
nothingbutnotsofastandconsidering
whatismorethat
asaresultofthelaborsleft
unfinishedcrownedbythe
AcacacacademyofAnthropopopometryof
Essy-in-Possy
ofTestewandCunarditisestablished
beyondalldoubt
allotherdoubtthanthatwhichclings
tothelaborsof
menthatasaresultofthelabors
unfinishedofTestew
andCunnarditisestablishedas
hereinafterbutnotso
fastforreasonsunknownthatasa
resultofthepublic
worksofPuncherandWattmannitis
establishedbeyond
alldoubtthatinviewofthelaborsof
FartovandBelcher
leftunfinishedforreasonsunknownof
TestewandCunard
leftunfinisheditisestablishedwhat
manydenythatman
inPossyofTestewandCunardthatman
inEssythatman
inshortthatmaninbriefinspiteof
thestridesof
alimentationanddefecationwastesand
pineswastesand
pinesandconcurrentlysimultaneously
whatismorefor
reasonsunknowninspiteofthestrides
ofphysicalculture
thepracticeofsportssuchastennis
footballrunning
cyclingswimmingflyingfloatingriding
glidingconating
camogieskatingtennisofallkinds
dyingflyingsportsof
allsortsautumnsummerwinterwinter
tennisofallkinds
hockeyofallsortspenicillinand
succedaneainawordI
resumeflyingglidinggolfovernineand
eighteenholes
tennisofallsortsinawordfor
reasonsunknownin
FeckhamPeckhamFulhamClaphamnamely
concurrently
simultaneouslywhatismoreforreasons
unknownbuttime
willtellfadesawayIresumeFulham
Claphaminaword
thedeadlossperheadsincethedeath
