silence
.) Do you see anything coming?
VLADIMIR : (
turning his head
.) What?
ESTRAGON : (
louder
). Do you see anything coming?
VLADIMIR : No.
ESTRAGON : Nor I.
They resume their watch. Silence
.
VLADIMIR : You must have had a vision.
ESTRAGON : (
turning his head
). What?
VLADIMIR : (
louder
). You must have had a vision.
ESTRAGON : No need to shout!
They resume their watch. Silence
.
VLADIMIR :
(
turning simultaneously
). Do youâ
ESTRAGON :
VLADIMIR : Oh pardon!
ESTRAGON : Carry on.
VLADIMIR : No no, after you.
ESTRAGON : No no, you first.
VLADIMIR : I interrupted you.
ESTRAGON : On the contrary.
They glare at each other angrily
.
VLADIMIR : Ceremonious ape!
ESTRAGON : Punctilious pig!
VLADIMIR : Finish your phrase, I tell you!
ESTRAGON : Finish your own!
Silence. They draw closer, halt
.
VLADIMIR : Moron!
ESTRAGON : Thatâs the idea, letâs abuse each other.
They turn, move apart, turn again and face each other
.
VLADIMIR : Moron!
ESTRAGON : Vermin!
VLADIMIR : Abortion!
ESTRAGON : Morpion!
VLADIMIR : Sewer-rat!
ESTRAGON : Curate!
VLADIMIR : Cretin!
ESTRAGON : (
with finality
). Crritic!
VLADIMIR : Oh!
He wilts, vanquished, and turns away
.
ESTRAGON : Now letâs make it up.
VLADIMIR : Gogo!
ESTRAGON : Didi!
VLADIMIR : Your hand!
ESTRAGON : Take it!
VLADIMIR : Come to my arms!
ESTRAGON : Your arms?
VLADIMIR : My breast!
ESTRAGON : Off we go!
They embrace. They separate. Silence
.
VLADIMIR : How time flies when one has fun!
Silence
.
ESTRAGON : What do we do now?
VLADIMIR : While waiting.
ESTRAGON : While waiting.
Silence
.
VLADIMIR : We could do our exercises.
ESTRAGON : Our movements.
VLADIMIR : Our elevations.
ESTRAGON : Our relaxations.
VLADIMIR : Our elongations.
ESTRAGON : Our relaxations.
VLADIMIR : To warm us up.
ESTRAGON : To calm us down.
VLADIMIR : Off we go.
Vladimir hops from one foot to the other. Estragon imitates him
.
ESTRAGON : (
stopping
) Thatâs enough. Iâm tired.
VLADIMIR : (
stopping
). Weâre not in form. What about a little deep breathing?
ESTRAGON : Iâm tired breathing.
VLADIMIR : Youâre right. (
Pause
.) Letâs just do the tree, for the balance.
ESTRAGON : The tree?
Vladimir does the tree, staggering about on one leg
.
VLADIMIR : (
stopping
). Your turn.
Estragon does the tree, staggers
.
ESTRAGON : Do you think God sees me?
VLADIMIR : You must close your eyes.
Estragon closes his eyes, staggers worse
.
ESTRAGON : (
stopping, brandishing his fists, at the top of his voice
). God have pity on me!
VLADIMIR : (
vexed
). And me?
ESTRAGON : On me! On me! Pity! On me!
Enter Pozzo and Lucky. Pozzo is blind. Lucky burdened as before. Rope as before, but much shorter, so that Pozzo may follow more easily. Lucky wearing a different hat. At the sight of Vladimir and Estragon he stops short. Pozzo, continuing on his way, bumps into him
.
VLADIMIR : Gogo!
POZZO : (
clutching on to Lucky who staggers
). What is it?
Who is it?
Lucky falls, drops everything and brings down Pozzo with him. They lie helpless among the scattered baggage
.
ESTRAGON : Is it Godot?
VLADIMIR : At last! (
He goes towards the heap
.)
Reinforcements at last!
POZZO : Help!
ESTRAGON : Is it Godot?
VLADIMIR : We were beginning to weaken. Now weâre sure to see the evening out.
POZZO : Help!
ESTRAGON : Do you hear him?
VLADIMIR : We are no longer alone, waiting for the night, waiting for Godot, waiting for . . . waiting. All evening we have struggled, unassisted. Now itâs over. Itâs already to-morrow.
POZZO : Help!
VLADIMIR : Time flows again already. The sun will set, the moon rise, and we away . . . from here.
POZZO : Pity!
VLADIMIR : Poor Pozzo!
ESTRAGON : I knew it was him.
VLADIMIR : Who?
ESTRAGON : Godot.
VLADIMIR : But itâs not Godot.
ESTRAGON : Itâs not Godot?
VLADIMIR : Itâs not Godot.
ESTRAGON : Then who is it?
VLADIMIR : Itâs Pozzo,
POZZO : Here! Here!