ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
i
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.Attheback,a
vrata
doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.Između
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
vrata
door,andbeyonditawindow.Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
i
andasmallsofa.Intheright-handwall,atthefarther
kraju
end,anotherdoor;andonthesame
strani
side,nearerthefootlights,astove,dvije
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;između
betweenthestoveandthevrata
door,asmalltable.Engravingsonthewalls;
acabinet
s
withchinaandothersmallobjects;a
mala
smallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.Thefloorsarecarpeted,
a
andafireburnsinthestove.Itiswinter.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
vrata
doorisheardtoopen.EnterNORA,hummingatune
i
andinhighspirits.Sheisinoutdoordress
i
andcarriesanumberofparcels;theseshelaysonthetabletotheright.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
djeca
childrendonotseeitdo
untilthisevening,whenitisdressed.[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]
Koliko
Howmuch?PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Tu
Thereisashilling.No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanks
joj
her,andgoesout.NORAshutsthe
vrata
door.Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
i
andcoat.Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
i
andeatsoneortwo;thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’s
vrata
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
to
thatmylittlelarktwitteringouttamo
there?NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Da
Yes,itis!HELMER.
Isitmy
mala
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
Kad
Whendidmysquirrelcomekući
home?NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
i
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinovamo
here,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
me.[Alittlelater,heopensthe
vrata
doorandlooksintothesobu
room,peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?Sve
Allthesethings?Hasmy
mali
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoneyopet
again?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
godine
yearwereallycanletourselvesići
goalittle.Thisisthe
prvi
firstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Ipak
Still,youknow,wecan’tspendnovac
moneyrecklessly.NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
možda
maybeaweebitmorerecklesssada
now,mayn’twe?Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohaveabigsalary
i
andearnlotsandlotsofnovca
money.HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Nove
NewYear;butthenit
će
willbeawholequarterprije
beforethesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
wecanborrow
do
untilthen.HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
i
andtakesherplayfullybytheear.]Theista
samelittlefeatherhead!Suppose,now,
da
thatIborrowedfiftypoundsdanas
today,andyouspentitsve
allintheChristmasweek,andthenonNewYear’sEveje
aslatefellonmyglavu
headandkilledme,and—.NORA.
[puttingherhands
preko
overhismouth].Oh!
don’tsay
takve
suchhorridthings.HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshould
briga
carewhetherIowedmoneyili
ornot.HELMER.
Yes,butwhataboutthepeople
koji
whohadlentit?NORA.
Oni
They?Whowouldbotherabout
njima
them?Ishouldnotknow
tko
whotheywere.HELMER.
Thatis
kao
likeawoman!Butseriously,Nora,you
znaš
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.Bez
Nodebt,noborrowing.There
može
canbenofreedomorbeautyo
aboutahomelifethatdependsonborrowingi
anddebt.Wetwohavekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
i
andwewillgoonthesamewayfortheshortvrijeme
timelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Dođi
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.Whatis
ovo
this!Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkI
imam
havegothere?NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Novac
Money!HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’t
znam
knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?NORA.
[counting].
Deset
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!Thankyou,
hvala
thankyou,Torvald;thatwill
držati
keepmegoingforadugo
longtime.HELMER.
Indeedit
mora
must.NORA.
Yes,yes,it
će
will.ButcomehereandletmeshowyouwhatIhavebought.
I
Andallsocheap!Look,
ovdje
hereisanewsuitforIvar,i
andasword;andahorse
i
andatrumpetforBob;i
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyarevrlo
veryplain,butanywaysheće
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.And
ovdje
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;stara
oldAnneoughtreallytoimati
havesomethingbetter.HELMER.
Andwhatisin
ovom
thisparcel?NORA.
[cryingout].
Ne
No,no!youmustn’tsee
to
thatuntilthisevening.HELMER.
Vrlo
Verywell.Butnowtell
mi
me,youextravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
siguran
sureIdon’twantanything.HELMER.
Da
Yes,butyoumust.Tellme
nešto
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketoimati
have.NORA.
No,Ireallycan’t
sjetiti
thinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.HELMER.
Pa
Well?NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
a
andwithoutraisinghereyestohis].Ako
Ifyoureallywanttodati
givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.HELMER.
Pa
Well,outwithit!NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
dati
givememoney,Torvald.Onlyjustasmuchasyou
možeš
canafford;andthenoneof
ovih
thesedaysIwillbuynešto
somethingwithit.HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
dragi
dearTorvald;please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
i
andhangitontheChristmasTree.Wouldn’t
to
thatbefun?HELMER.
Whatare
mali
littlepeoplecalledthatareuvijek
alwayswastingmoney?NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
znam
know.Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
i
andthenIshallhavevremena
timetothinkwhatIamnajviše
mostinwantof.Thatisa
vrlo
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
ako
ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthenovca
moneyIgiveyou,andthenreallybuynešto
somethingforyourself.Butifyouspendit
sve
allonthehousekeepingandbilo
anynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhavetoplatiti
payupagain.NORA.
Oh
ali
but,Torvald—.HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
to
it,mydearlittleNora.[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
je
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupje
adealofmoney.Onewouldhardlybelieve
koliko
howexpensivesuchlittlepersonssu
are!NORA.
It’sashameto
reći
saythat.Idoreallysave
sve
allIcan.HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
vrlo
verytrue,—allyoucan.Butyoucan’t
spasiti
saveanything!NORA.
[smilingquietly
i
andhappily].Youhaven’tany
pojma
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarksi
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youareanodd
mala
littlesoul.Verylikeyour
oca
father.Youalwaysfindsome
novi
newwayofwheedlingmoneyoutofmene
me,and,assoonasyouhavegotga
it,itseemstomeltinyourhands.Younever
znaš
knowwhereithasgone.Ipak
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.Itisinthe
krvi
blood;forindeeditis
istina
truethatyoucaninheritove
thesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
mnoge
manyofpapa’squalities.HELMER.
I
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysweetmala
littleskylark.But,doyou
znaš
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasydanas
today?NORA.