A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
i
and
tastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,a
vrata
door
totherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Između
Between
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
vrata
door
,andbeyonditawindow.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
i
and
asmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefarther
kraju
end
,anotherdoor;
andonthesame
strani
side
,nearerthefootlights,astove,
dvije
two
easychairsandarocking-chair;
između
between
thestoveandthe
vrata
door
,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
acabinet
s
with
chinaandothersmallobjects;
a
mala
small
book-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
a
and
afireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
vrata
door
isheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
i
and
inhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
i
and
carriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthetabletotheright.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
djeca
children
donotseeit
do
until
thisevening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]
Koliko
How
much?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Tu
There
isashilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanks
joj
her
,andgoesout.
NORAshutsthe
vrata
door
.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
i
and
coat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
i
and
eatsoneortwo;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’s
vrata
door
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
to
that
mylittlelarktwitteringout
tamo
there
?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Da
Yes
,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
mala
little
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
Kad
When
didmysquirrelcome
kući
home
?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
i
and
wipeshermouth.]Comein
ovamo
here
,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
me
.
[Alittlelater,heopensthe
vrata
door
andlooksintothe
sobu
room
,peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?
Sve
All
thesethings?
Hasmy
mali
little
spendthriftbeenwastingmoney
opet
again
?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
godine
year
wereallycanletourselves
ići
go
alittle.
Thisisthe
prvi
first
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Ipak
Still
,youknow,wecan’tspend
novac
money
recklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
možda
may
beaweebitmorereckless
sada
now
,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohaveabigsalary
i
and
earnlotsandlotsof
novca
money
.
HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Nove
New
Year;
butthenit
će
will
beawholequarter
prije
before
thesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
wecanborrow
do
until
then.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
i
and
takesherplayfullybytheear.]The
ista
same
littlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
da
that
Iborrowedfiftypounds
danas
today
,andyouspentit
sve
all
intheChristmasweek,andthenonNewYear’sEve
je
a
slatefellonmy
glavu
head
andkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
preko
over
hismouth].
Oh!
don’tsay
takve
such
horridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshould
briga
care
whetherIowedmoney
ili
or
not.
HELMER.
Yes,butwhataboutthepeople
koji
who
hadlentit?
NORA.
Oni
They
?
Whowouldbotherabout
njima
them
?
Ishouldnotknow
tko
who
theywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
kao
like
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
znaš
know
whatIthinkaboutthat.
Bez
No
debt,noborrowing.
There
može
can
benofreedomorbeauty
o
about
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
i
and
debt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
i
and
wewillgoonthesamewayfortheshort
vrijeme
time
longerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Dođi
Come
,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
ovo
this
!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkI
imam
have
gothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Novac
Money
!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’t
znam
know
whatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Deset
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
hvala
thank
you,Torvald;
thatwill
držati
keep
megoingfora
dugo
long
time.
HELMER.
Indeedit
mora
must
.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
će
will
.
ButcomehereandletmeshowyouwhatIhavebought.
I
And
allsocheap!
Look,
ovdje
here
isanewsuitforIvar,
i
and
asword;
andahorse
i
and
atrumpetforBob;
i
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
vrlo
very
plain,butanywayshe
će
will
soonbreaktheminpieces.
And
ovdje
here
aredress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
stara
old
Anneoughtreallyto
imati
have
somethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
ovom
this
parcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Ne
No
,no!
youmustn’tsee
to
that
untilthisevening.
HELMER.
Vrlo
Very
well.
Butnowtell
mi
me
,youextravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
siguran
sure
Idon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Da
Yes
,butyoumust.
Tellme
nešto
something
reasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
imati
have
.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’t
sjetiti
think
ofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Pa
Well
?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
a
and
withoutraisinghereyestohis].
Ako
If
youreallywantto
dati
give
mesomething,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Pa
Well
,outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
dati
give
memoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyou
možeš
can
afford;
andthenoneof
ovih
these
daysIwillbuy
nešto
something
withit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
dragi
dear
Torvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
i
and
hangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’t
to
that
befun?
HELMER.
Whatare
mali
little
peoplecalledthatare
uvijek
always
wastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
znam
know
.
Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
i
and
thenIshallhave
vremena
time
tothinkwhatIam
najviše
most
inwantof.
Thatisa
vrlo
very
sensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
ako
if
youwerereallytosaveoutofthe
novca
money
Igiveyou,andthenreallybuy
nešto
something
foryourself.
Butifyouspendit
sve
all
onthehousekeepingand
bilo
any
numberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
platiti
pay
upagain.
NORA.
Oh
ali
but
,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
to
it
,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
je
a
sweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
je
a
dealofmoney.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
koliko
how
expensivesuchlittlepersons
su
are
!
NORA.
It’sashameto
reći
say
that.
Idoreallysave
sve
all
Ican.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
vrlo
very
true,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
spasiti
save
anything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
i
and
happily].
Youhaven’tany
pojma
idea
howmanyexpensesweskylarks
i
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youareanodd
mala
little
soul.
Verylikeyour
oca
father
.
Youalwaysfindsome
novi
new
wayofwheedlingmoneyoutof
mene
me
,and,assoonasyouhavegot
ga
it
,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
Younever
znaš
know
whereithasgone.
Ipak
Still
,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
krvi
blood
;
forindeeditis
istina
true
thatyoucaninherit
ove
these
things,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
mnoge
many
ofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
I
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysweet
mala
little
skylark.
But,doyou
znaš
know
,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
danas
today
?
NORA.