VLADIMIR:
True.
ESTRAGON:
Well?Ifwegavethanksforour
mercies?
VLADIMIR:
Whatisterribleistohave
thought.
ESTRAGON:
Butdidthateverhappentous?
VLADIMIR:
Whereareallthesecorpsesfrom?
ESTRAGON:
Theseskeletons.
VLADIMIR:
Tellmethat.
ESTRAGON:
True.
VLADIMIR:
Wemusthavethoughtalittle.
ESTRAGON:
Attheverybeginning.
VLADIMIR:
Acharnel-house!Acharnel-house!
ESTRAGON:
Youdon'thavetolook.
VLADIMIR:
Youcan'thelplooking.
ESTRAGON:
True.
VLADIMIR:
Tryasonemay.
ESTRAGON:
Ibegyourpardon?
VLADIMIR:
Tryasonemay.
ESTRAGON:
Weshouldturnresolutelytowards
Nature.
VLADIMIR:
We'vetriedthat.
ESTRAGON:
True.
VLADIMIR:
Onit'snottheworst,Iknow.
ESTRAGON:
What?
VLADIMIR:
Tohavethought.
ESTRAGON:
Obviously.
VLADIMIR:
Butwecouldhavedonewithoutit.
ESTRAGON:
Quevoulez-vous?
VLADIMIR:
Ibegyourpardon?
ESTRAGON:
Quevoulez-vouz.
VLADIMIR:
Ah!quevoulez-vous.Exactly.
Silence.
ESTRAGON:
Thatwasn'tsuchabadlittle
canter.
VLADIMIR:
Yes,butnowwe'llhavetofind
somethingelse.
ESTRAGON:
Letmesee.
Hetakesoffhishat,concentrates.
VLADIMIR:
Letmesee.(Hetakesoffhishat,
concentrates.Long
silence.)Ah!
Theyputontheirhats,relax.
ESTRAGON:
Well?
VLADIMIR:
WhatwasIsaying,wecouldgoon
fromthere.
ESTRAGON:
Whatwereyousayingwhen?
VLADIMIR:
Attheverybeginning.
ESTRAGON:
TheverybeginningofWHAT?
VLADIMIR:
Thisevening...Iwassaying..
.Iwassaying...
ESTRAGON:
I'mnotahistorian.
VLADIMIR:
Wait...weembraced...we
werehappy...happy..
.whatdowedonowthatwe'rehappy..
.goonwaiting...
waiting...letmethink...it's
coming...goonwaiting...
nowthatwe'rehappy...letmesee.
..ah!Thetree!
ESTRAGON:
Thetree?
VLADIMIR:
Doyounotremember?
ESTRAGON:
I'mtired.
VLADIMIR:
Lookatit.
Theylookatthetree.
ESTRAGON:
Iseenothing.
VLADIMIR:
Butyesterdayeveningitwasall
blackandbare.Andnow
it'scoveredwithleaves.
ESTRAGON:
Leaves?
VLADIMIR:
Inasinglenight.
ESTRAGON:
ItmustbetheSpring.
VLADIMIR:
Butinasinglenight!
ESTRAGON:
Itellyouweweren'there
yesterday.Anotherofyour
nightmares.
VLADIMIR:
Andwherewereweyesterdayevening
accordingtoyou?
ESTRAGON:
HowwouldIknow?Inanother
compartment.There'sno
lackofvoid.
VLADIMIR:
(sureofhimself).Good.Weweren't
hereyesterday
evening.Nowwhatdidwedoyesterday
evening?
ESTRAGON:
Do?
VLADIMIR:
Tryandremember.
ESTRAGON:
Do...Isupposeweblathered.
VLADIMIR:
(controllinghimself).Aboutwhat?
ESTRAGON:
Oh...thisandthatIsuppose,
nothinginparticular.(With
assurance.)Yes,nowIremember,
yesterdayeveningwespent
blatheringaboutnothinginparticular.
That'sbeengoingonnow
forhalfacentury.
VLADIMIR:
Youdon'trememberanyfact,any
circumstance?
ESTRAGON:
(weary).Don'ttormentme,Didi.
VLADIMIR:
Thesun.Themoon.Doyounot
remember?
ESTRAGON:
Theymusthavebeenthere,as
usual.
VLADIMIR:
Youdidn'tnoticeanythingoutof
theordinary?
ESTRAGON:
Alas!
VLADIMIR:
AndPozzo?AndLucky?
ESTRAGON:
Pozzo?
VLADIMIR:
Thebones.
ESTRAGON:
Theywerelikefishbones.
VLADIMIR:
ItwasPozzogavethemtoyou.
ESTRAGON:
Idon'tknow.
VLADIMIR:
Andthekick.
ESTRAGON:
That'sright,someonegavemea
kick.
VLADIMIR:
ItwasLuckygaveittoyou.
ESTRAGON:
Andallthatwasyesterday?
VLADIMIR:
Showmeyourleg.
ESTRAGON:
Which?
VLADIMIR:
Both.Pullupyourtrousers.
(Estragongivesalegto
Vladimir,staggers.Vladimirtakesthe
leg.Theystagger.)Pull
upyourtrousers.
ESTRAGON:
Ican't.
Vladimirpullsupthetrousers,
looksattheleg,letsit
go.Estragonalmostfalls.
VLADIMIR:
Theother.(Estragongivesthesame
leg.)Theother,pig!
(Estragongivestheotherleg.
Triumphantly.)There'sthe
wound!Beginningtofester!
ESTRAGON:
Andwhataboutit?
VLADIMIR:
(lettinggotheleg).Whatareyour
boots?
ESTRAGON:
Imusthavethrownthemaway.
VLADIMIR:
When?
ESTRAGON:
Idon'tknow.
VLADIMIR:
Why?
ESTRAGON:
(exasperated).Idon'tknowwhyI
don'tknow!
VLADIMIR:
No,Imeanwhydidyouthrowthem
away?
ESTRAGON:
(exasperated).Becausetheywere
hurtingme!
VLADIMIR:
(triumphantly,pointingtothe
boots).Theretheyare!
(Estragonlooksattheboots.)Atthe
veryspotwhereyouleft
themyesterday!
Estragongoestowardstheboots,
inspectsthemclosely.
ESTRAGON:
They'renotmine.
VLADIMIR:
(stupefied).Notyours!
ESTRAGON:
Minewereblack.Thesearebrown.
VLADIMIR:
You'resureyourswereblack?
ESTRAGON:
Welltheywereakindofgray.
VLADIMIR:
Andthesearebrown.Showme.
ESTRAGON:
(pickingupaboot).Wellthey'rea
kindofgreen.
VLADIMIR:
Showme.(Estragonhandshimthe
boot.Vladimir
inspectsit,throwsitdownangrily.)
Wellofallthe–
ESTRAGON:
Yousee,allthat'salotofbloody
–
VLADIMIR:
Ah!Iseewhatitis.Yes,Isee
what'shappened.
ESTRAGON:
Allthat'salotofbloody–
VLADIMIR:
It'selementary.Someonecameand
tookyoursandleft
youhis.
ESTRAGON:
Why?
VLADIMIR:
Hisweretootightforhim,sohe
tookyours.
ESTRAGON:
Butmineweretootight.
VLADIMIR:
Foryou.Notforhim.
ESTRAGON:
(havingtriedinvaintoworkit
out).I'mtired!(Pause.)
Let'sgo.
VLADIMIR:
Wecan't.
ESTRAGON:
Whynot?
VLADIMIR:
We'rewaitingforGodot.
ESTRAGON:
Ah!(Pause.Despairing.)What'llwe
do,what'llwedo!
VLADIMIR:
There'snothingwecando.
ESTRAGON:
ButIcan'tgoonlikethis!
VLADIMIR:
Wouldyoulikearadish?
ESTRAGON:
Isthatallthereis?
VLADIMIR:
Thereareradishesandturnips.
ESTRAGON:
Aretherenocarrots?
VLADIMIR:
No.Anywayyouoverdoitwithyour
carrots.
ESTRAGON:
Thengivemearadish.(Vladimir
fumblesinhispockets,
findsnothingbutturnips,finally
bringsoutaradishand
handsittoEstragonwhoexaminesit,
sniffsit.)It'sblack!
VLADIMIR:
It'saradish.
ESTRAGON:
Ionlylikethepinkones,youknow
that!
VLADIMIR:
Thenyoudon'twantit?
ESTRAGON:
Ionlylikethepinkones!
VLADIMIR:
Thengiveitbacktome.
Estragongivesitback.
ESTRAGON:
I'llgoandgetacarrot.
Hedoesnotmove.
VLADIMIR:
Thisisbecomingreally
insignificant.
ESTRAGON:
Notenough.
Silence.
VLADIMIR:
Whatabouttryingthem.
ESTRAGON:
I'vetriedeverything.
VLADIMIR:
No,Imeantheboots.
ESTRAGON:
Wouldthatbeagoodthing?
VLADIMIR:
It'dpassthetime.(Estragon
hesitates.)Iassureyou,it'd
beanoccupation.
ESTRAGON:
Arelaxation.
VLADIMIR:
Arecreation.
ESTRAGON:
Arelaxation.
VLADIMIR:
Try.
ESTRAGON:
You'llhelpme?
VLADIMIR:
Iwillofcourse.
ESTRAGON:
Wedon'tmanagetoobadly,ehDidi,
betweenthetwoof
us?
VLADIMIR:
Yesyes.Comeon,we'lltrythe
leftfirst.
ESTRAGON:
Wealwaysfindsomething,ehDidi,
togiveusthe
impressionweexist?
VLADIMIR:
(impatiently).Yesyes,we're
magicians.Butletus
persevereinwhatwehaveresolved,
beforeweforget.(He
picksupaboot.)Comeon,givemeyour
foot.(Estragon
raiseshisfoot.)Theother,hog!
(Estragonraisestheother
foot.)Higher!(Wreathedtogetherthey
staggeraboutthe
stage.Vladimirsucceedsfinallyin
gettingontheboot.)Try
andwalk.(Estragonwalks.)Well?
ESTRAGON:
Itfits.
VLADIMIR:
(takingstringfromhispocket).
We'lltryandlaceit.
ESTRAGON:
(vehemently).Nono,nolaces,no
laces!
VLADIMIR:
You'llbesorry.Let'strythe
other.(Asbefore.)Well?
ESTRAGON:
(grudgingly).Itfitstoo.
VLADIMIR:
Theydon'thurtyou?
ESTRAGON:
Notyet.
VLADIMIR:
Thenyoucankeepthem.
ESTRAGON:
They'retoobig.
VLADIMIR:
Perhapsyou'llhavesockssomeday.
ESTRAGON:
True.
VLADIMIR:
Thenyou'llkeepthem?
ESTRAGON:
That'senoughabouttheseboots.
VLADIMIR:
Yes,but–
ESTRAGON:
(violently).Enough!(Silence.)I
supposeImightaswell
sitdown.
Helooksforaplacetositdown,
thengoesandsits
downonthemound.
VLADIMIR:
That'swhereyouweresitting
yesterdayevening.
ESTRAGON:
IfIcouldonlysleep.
VLADIMIR:
Yesterdayyouslept.
ESTRAGON:
I'lltry.
Heresumeshisfoetalposture,his
headbetweenhis
knees.
VLADIMIR:
Wait.(Hegoesoverandsitsdown
besideEstragonand
beginstosinginaloudvoice.)
Byebyebyebye
Byebye—
ESTRAGON:
(lookingupangrily).Notsoloud!
VLADIMIR:
(softly).
Byebyebyebye
Byebyebyebye
Byebyebyebye
Byebye...
Estragonsleeps.Vladimirgetsup
softly,takesoffhis
coatandlaysitacrossEstragon's
shoulders,then
startswalkingupanddown,
swinginghisarmstokeep
himselfwarm.Estragonwakeswitha
start,jumpsup,
castsaboutwildly.Vladimirruns
tohim,putshisarms
aroundhim.)There...there..
.Didiishere...don't
beafraid...
ESTRAGON:
Ah!
VLADIMIR:
There...there...it'sall
over.
ESTRAGON:
Iwasfalling–
VLADIMIR:
It'sallover,it'sallover.
ESTRAGON:
Iwasontopofa–
VLADIMIR:
Don'ttellme!Come,we'llwalkit
off.
HetakesEstragonbythearmand
walkshimupand
downuntilEstragonrefusestogoany
further.
ESTRAGON:
That'senough.I'mtired.
VLADIMIR:
You'dratherbestucktheredoing
nothing?
ESTRAGON:
Yes.
VLADIMIR:
Pleaseyourself.
HereleasesEstragon,picksuphis
coatandputsiton.
ESTRAGON:
Let'sgo.
VLADIMIR:
Wecan't.
ESTRAGON:
Whynot?
VLADIMIR:
We'rewaitingforGodot.
ESTRAGON:
Ah!(Vladimirwalksupanddown.)
Canyounotstay
still?
VLADIMIR:
I'mcold.
ESTRAGON:
Wecametoosoon.
VLADIMIR:
It'salwaysatnightfall.
ESTRAGON:
Butnightdoesn'tfall.
VLADIMIR:
It'llfallallofasudden,like
yesterday.
ESTRAGON:
Thenit'llbenight.
VLADIMIR:
Andwecango.
ESTRAGON:
Thenit'llbedayagain.(Pause.
Despairing.)What'llwe
do,what'llwedo!
VLADIMIR:
(halting,violently).Willyoustop
whining!I'vehadabout
mybellyfulofyourlamentations!
ESTRAGON:
I'mgoing.
VLADIMIR:
(seeingLucky'shat).Well!
ESTRAGON:
Farewell.
VLADIMIR:
Lucky'shat.(Hegoestowardsit.)
I'vebeenhereanhour
andneversawit.(Verypleased.)Fine!
ESTRAGON:
You'llneverseemeagain.
VLADIMIR:
Iknewitwastherightplace.Now
ourtroublesareover.
(Hepicksupthehat,contemplatesit,
straightensit.)Must
havebeenaveryfinehat.(Heputsit
oninplaceofhisown
whichhehandstoEstragon.)Here.
ESTRAGON:
What?
VLADIMIR:
Holdthat.
EstragontakesVladimir'shat.
VladimiradjustsLucky's
hatonhishead.Estragonputson
Vladimir'shatinplaceof
hisownwhichhehandstoVladimir.
Vladimirtakes
Estragon'shat.Estragonadjusts
Vladimir'shatonhishead.
VladimirputsonEstragon'shatinplace
ofLucky'swhichhe
handstoEstragon.Estragontakes
Lucky'shat.Vladimir
adjustsEstragon'shatonhishead.
EstragonputsonLucky's
hatinplaceofVladimir'swhichhe
handstoVladimir.
Vladimirtakeshishat,Estragonadjusts
Lucky'shatonhis
head.Vladimirputsonhishatinplace
ofEstragon'swhich
hehandstoEstragon.Estragontakeshis
hat.Vladimir
adjustshishatonhishead.Estragon
putsonhishatinplace
ofLucky'swhichhehandstoVladimir.
VladimirtakesLucky's
hat.Estragonadjustshishatonhis
head.Vladimirputson
Lucky'shatinplaceofhisownwhichhe
handstoEstragon.
EstragontakesVladimir'shat.Vladimir
adjustsLucky'shat
onhishead.EstragonhandsVladimir's
hatbacktoVladimir
whotakesitandhandsitbackto
Estragonwhotakesitand
handsitbacktoVladimirwhotakesit
andthrowsitdown.
Howdoesitfitme?
ESTRAGON:
HowwouldIknow?
VLADIMIR:
No,buthowdoIlookinit?
Heturnshisheadcoquettishlyto
andfro,minceslikea
mannequin.
