ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
og
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.Atthe
bagsiden
back,adoortothehøjre
rightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.Mellem
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
dør
door,andbeyonditawindow.Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
og
andasmallsofa.In
den
theright-handwall,atthefartherende
end,anotherdoor;andonthe
samme
sameside,nearerthefootlights,en
astove,twoeasychairsog
andarocking-chair;betweenthestove
og
andthedoor,asmalltable.Engravingsonthewalls;
et
acabinetwithchinaandandre
othersmallobjects;asmallbook-case
med
withwell-boundbooks.Thefloorsarecarpeted,
og
andafireburnsinthestove.Itiswinter.
En
Abellringsinthehall;shortlyafterwardsthe
døren
doorisheardtoopen.EnterNORA,humming
en
atuneandinhighspirits.Sheisinoutdoordress
og
andcarriesanumberofparcels;theseshelayson
de
thetabletotheright.NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
børnene
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,når
whenitisdressed.[TothePORTER,
tager
takingoutherpurse.]Howmeget
much?PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
en
ashilling.No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
takker
thanksher,andgoesout.NORA
lukker
shutsthedoor.Sheislaughingtoherself,asshe
tager
takesoffherhatandcoat.She
tager
takesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocketog
andeatsoneortwo;then
går
goescautiouslytoherhusband’sdør
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.HELMER.
[calls
ud
outfromhisroom].Isthatmy
lille
littlelarktwitteringoutthere?NORA.
[busy
åbne
openingsomeoftheparcels].Ja
Yes,itis!HELMER.
Isitmy
lille
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?NORA.
Ja
Yes!HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
kom
comehome?NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
og
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,og
andseewhatIhavebought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
mig
me.[Alittlelater,he
åbner
opensthedoorandlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]Købt
Bought,didyousay?Allthesethings?
Har
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwastingpenge
moneyagain?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
år
yearwereallycanletourselvesgå
goalittle.Thisisthe
første
firstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Still,youknow,wecan’tspend
penge
moneyrecklessly.NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
kan
maybeaweebitmere
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?Bare
Justatinyweebit!Youaregoingto
have
haveabigsalaryandearnlotsog
andlotsofmoney.HELMER.
Ja
Yes,aftertheNewYear;men
butthenitwillbeet
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
we
kan
canborrowuntilthen.HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoherandtakesherplayfullyby
den
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!Suppose,now,
at
thatIborrowedfiftypoundstoday,og
andyouspentitallintheChristmasweek,og
andthenonNewYear’sEveen
aslatefellonmyhoved
headandkilledme,and—.NORA.
[puttingherhands
over
overhismouth].Oh!
don’t
sig
saysuchhorridthings.HELMER.
Still,suppose
der
thathappened,—whatthen?NORA.
Ifthatwereto
ske
happen,Idon’tsupposeIskulle
shouldcarewhetherIowedpenge
moneyornot.HELMER.
Yes,
men
butwhataboutthepeopleder
whohadlentit?NORA.
They?
Hvem
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?I
skulle
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.HELMER.
Thatis
som
likeawoman!Butseriously,Nora,you
ved
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.Ingen
Nodebt,noborrowing.There
kan
canbenofreedomorbeautyaboutet
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowingog
anddebt.Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
den
thestraightroadsofar,og
andwewillgoonden
thesamewayfortheshorttid
timelongerthatthereneedbenogen
anystruggle.NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Kom
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmå
mustnotdroopherwings.Whatisthis!
Ismy
lille
littlesquirreloutoftemper?[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
tror
thinkIhavegothere?NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Penge
Money!HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
tror
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?NORA.
[counting].
Ti
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!Thankyou,
tak
thankyou,Torvald;thatwill
holde
keepmegoingforalongtime.HELMER.
Indeedit
må
must.NORA.
Yes,yes,it
vil
will.Butcomehereandletme
viser
showyouwhatIhavebought.Og
Andallsocheap!Look,
her
hereisanewsuitforIvar,og
andasword;andahorse
og
andatrumpetforBob;og
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyaremeget
veryplain,butanywayshevil
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.Og
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;gamle
oldAnneoughtreallytohave
havesomethingbetter.HELMER.
Andwhatisin
denne
thisparcel?NORA.
[cryingout].
Nej
No,no!youmustn’tseethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Meget
Verywell.Butnowtell
mig
me,youextravagantlittleperson,whatvil
wouldyoulikeforyourself?NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sikker
sureIdon’twantanything.HELMER.
Ja
Yes,butyoumust.Tellme
noget
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlysom
liketohave.NORA.
No,I
virkelig
reallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
med
withhiscoatbuttons,anduden
withoutraisinghereyestohans
his].Ifyoureallywantto
give
givemesomething,youmight—youkan
might—.HELMER.
Well,outwith
det
it!NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
kan
mightgivememoney,Torvald.Onlyjustas
meget
muchasyoucanafford;og
andthenoneofthesedaysIvil
willbuysomethingwithit.HELMER.
Men
But,Nora—.NORA.
Oh,do!
kære
dearTorvald;please,pleasedo!
ThenI
vil
willwrapitupinsmukt
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitontheChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbe
sjovt
fun?HELMER.
Whatarelittle
mennesker
peoplecalledthatarealwayswastingpenge
money?NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
gøre
doasyousuggest,Torvald,og
andthenIshallhavetid
timetothinkwhatIammest
mostinwantof.Thatis
en
averysensibleplan,isn’tdet
it?HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
sige
say,ifyouwerereallytospare
saveoutofthemoneyIgiver
giveyou,andthenreallykøbe
buysomethingforyourself.But
hvis
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeepingog
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelynødt
havetopayupagain.NORA.
Oh
men
but,Torvald—.HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
det
it,mydearlittleNora.[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
en
asweetlittlespendthrift,butshebruger
usesupadealofpenge
money.Onewouldhardlybelieve
hvor
howexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!NORA.
It’s
en
ashametosaythat.Ido
virkelig
reallysaveallIcan.HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
meget
verytrue,—allyoucan.Butyoucan’t
redde
saveanything!NORA.
[smilingquietly
og
andhappily].Youhaven’tanyidea
hvor
howmanyexpensesweskylarksog
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youare
en
anoddlittlesoul.Very
ligesom
likeyourfather.Youalways
finder
findsomenewwayofwheedlingpenge
moneyoutofme,and,assnart
soonasyouhavegotdet
it,itseemstomeltinyourhands.You
aldrig
neverknowwhereithasgone.Still,
man
onemusttakeyouasyouare.Itisintheblood;
forindeeditis
sandt
truethatyoucaninheritdisse
thesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,I
ønske
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.HELMER.
Og
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobenoget
anythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysøde
sweetlittleskylark.But,doyou
ved
know,itstrikesmethatyouareser
lookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasytoday?NORA.