Ah earth, you old extinguisher. I presum...

Happy Days

Winnie

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Ah earth, you old extinguisher. [Back front.] I presume this has occured before, though I cannot recall it. [Pause.] Can you, Willie?

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On the other hand, did I ever know a temperate time? [Pause.] No. [Pause.] I speak of temperate times and torrid times, they are empty words.


For full extended monologue, please refer to clips or the script edition cited here: Beckett, Samuel, “Happy Days.” Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett, Faber & Faber, 2006, p. 153-154.

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