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A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
udobno
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,a
vrata
doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Između
Betweenthedoorsstandsa
klavir
piano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand
zida
wallisadoor,andbeyondita
prozor
window.
Nearthewindowarea
okrugli
roundtable,arm-chairsanda
mali
smallsofa.
Intheright-hand
zidu
wall,atthefartherend,another
vrata
door;
andonthesame
strani
side,nearerthefootlights,a
peć
stove,twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
između
betweenthestoveandthe
vrata
door,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
acabinet
s
withchinaandothersmallobjects;
a
mala
smallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
a
andafireburnsinthe
peći
stove.
Itiswinter.
A
zvono
bellringsinthehall;
ubrzo
shortlyafterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humminga
melodiju
tuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
i
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthe
stol
tabletotheright.
NORA.
Sakrij
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
djeca
childrendonotseeit
do
untilthisevening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]
Koliko
Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Tu
Thereisashilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanks
joj
her,andgoesout.
NORAshutsthe
vrata
door.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
šešir
hatandcoat.
Shetakes
je
apacketofmacaroonsfromher
džepa
pocketandeatsoneor
dva
two;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’s
vrata
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
to
thatmylittlelarktwitteringout
tamo
there?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Da
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
mala
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
Kad
Whendidmysquirrelcome
kući
home?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
i
andwipeshermouth.]Comein
ovamo
here,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
me.
[Alittlelater,heopensthe
vrata
doorandlooksintothe
sobu
room,peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?
Sve
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
mali
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney
opet
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
godine
yearwereallycanletourselves
ići
goalittle.
Thisisthe
prvi
firstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Ipak
Still,youknow,wecan’tspend
novac
moneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
možda
maybeaweebitmorereckless
sada
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohaveabigsalary
i
andearnlotsandlotsof
novca
money.
HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Nove
NewYear;
butthenit
će
willbeawholequarter
prije
beforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
wecan
posuditi
borrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
i
andtakesherplayfullybytheear.]The
ista
samelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
da
thatIborrowedfiftypounds
danas
today,andyouspentit
sve
allintheChristmasweek,andthenonNewYear’sEve
je
aslatefellonmy
glavu
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
preko
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’tsay
takve
suchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,
pretpostavimo
supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshould
briga
carewhetherIowedmoney
ili
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
canbenofreedomorbeauty
o
aboutahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
i
anddebt.
Wetwohavekept
hrabro
bravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
i
andwewillgoonthesamewayfortheshort
vrijeme
timelongerthatthereneedbeany
borbe
struggle.
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
keepmegoingfora
dugo
longtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
mora
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
će
will.
ButcomehereandletmeshowyouwhatIhavebought.
I
Andallsocheap!
Look,
ovdje
hereisanewsuitforIvar,
i
andasword;
anda
konja
horseandatrumpetforBob;
i
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
vrlo
veryplain,butanywayshe
će
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
And
ovdje
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
stara
oldAnneoughtreallyto
imati
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
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
posebno
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
Ne
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Pa
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
a
andwithoutraisinghereyestohis].
Ako
Ifyoureallywantto
dati
givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Pa
Well,outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
dati
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyou
možeš
canafford;
andthenoneof
ovih
thesedaysIwillbuy
nešto
somethingwithit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
dragi
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwill
omotati
wrapitupinbeautifulgilt
papir
paperandhangitontheChristmas
Drvo
Tree.
Wouldn’tthatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatare
mali
littlepeoplecalledthatare
uvijek
alwayswastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
znam
know.
Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
i
andthenIshallhave
vremena
timetothinkwhatIam
najviše
mostinwantof.
Thatisa
vrlo
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
ako
ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthe
novca
moneyIgiveyou,andthenreallybuy
nešto
somethingforyourself.
Butifyouspendit
sve
allonthehousekeepingand
bilo
anynumberofunnecessarythings,thenI
samo
merelyhavetopayup
opet
again.
NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
poricati
denyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
je
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
je
adealofmoney.
Onewould
teško
hardlybelievehowexpensivesuch
male
littlepersonsare!
NORA.
It’s
je
ashametosaythat.
Ido
stvarno
reallysaveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
vrlo
verytrue,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
spasiti
saveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
i
andhappily].
Youhaven’tany
pojma
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
i
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youareanodd
mala
littlesoul.
Verylikeyour
oca
father.
Youalwaysfindsome
novi
newwayofwheedlingmoneyoutof
mene
me,and,assoonasyouhavegot
ga
it,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
Younever
znaš
knowwhereithasgone.
Ipak
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
krvi
blood;
forindeeditis
istina
truethatyoucaninherit
ove
thesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
mnoge
manyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
I
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysweet
mala
littleskylark.
But,doyou
znaš
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
danas
today?
NORA.