A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
og
and
tastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
bagsiden
back
,adoortothe
højre
right
leadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Mellem
Between
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
dør
door
,andbeyonditawindow.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
og
and
asmallsofa.
In
den
the
right-handwall,atthefarther
ende
end
,anotherdoor;
andonthe
samme
same
side,nearerthefootlights,
en
a
stove,twoeasychairs
og
and
arocking-chair;
betweenthestove
og
and
thedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
et
a
cabinetwithchinaand
andre
other
smallobjects;
asmallbook-case
med
with
well-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
og
and
afireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
En
A
bellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
døren
door
isheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
en
a
tuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
og
and
carriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelayson
de
the
tabletotheright.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
børnene
children
donotseeituntilthisevening,
når
when
itisdressed.
[TothePORTER,
tager
taking
outherpurse.]How
meget
much
?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
en
a
shilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
takker
thanks
her,andgoesout.
NORA
lukker
shuts
thedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshe
tager
takes
offherhatandcoat.
She
tager
takes
apacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
og
and
eatsoneortwo;
then
går
goes
cautiouslytoherhusband’s
dør
door
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[calls
ud
out
fromhisroom].
Isthatmy
lille
little
larktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
åbne
opening
someoftheparcels].
Ja
Yes
,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
lille
little
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Ja
Yes
!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
kom
come
home?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
og
and
wipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
og
and
seewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
mig
me
.
[Alittlelater,he
åbner
opens
thedoorandlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]
Købt
Bought
,didyousay?
Allthesethings?
Har
Has
mylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
penge
money
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
år
year
wereallycanletourselves
go
alittle.
Thisisthe
første
first
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,youknow,wecan’tspend
penge
money
recklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
kan
may
beaweebit
mere
more
recklessnow,mayn’twe?
Bare
Just
atinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
have
have
abigsalaryandearnlots
og
and
lotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes
,aftertheNewYear;
men
but
thenitwillbe
et
a
wholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
kan
can
borrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoherandtakesherplayfullyby
den
the
ear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
at
that
Iborrowedfiftypoundstoday,
og
and
youspentitallintheChristmasweek,
og
and
thenonNewYear’sEve
en
a
slatefellonmy
hoved
head
andkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
over
over
hismouth].
Oh!
don’t
sig
say
suchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,suppose
der
that
happened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
ske
happen
,Idon’tsupposeI
skulle
should
carewhetherIowed
penge
money
ornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
men
but
whataboutthepeople
der
who
hadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Hvem
Who
wouldbotheraboutthem?
I
skulle
should
notknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
som
like
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
ved
know
whatIthinkaboutthat.
Ingen
No
debt,noborrowing.
There
kan
can
benofreedomorbeautyabout
et
a
homelifethatdependsonborrowing
og
and
debt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
den
the
straightroadsofar,
og
and
wewillgoon
den
the
samewayfortheshort
tid
time
longerthatthereneedbe
nogen
any
struggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Kom
Come
,come,mylittleskylark
must
notdroopherwings.
Whatisthis!
Ismy
lille
little
squirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
tror
think
Ihavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Penge
Money
!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
tror
think
Idon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Ti
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
tak
thank
you,Torvald;
thatwill
holde
keep
megoingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
must
.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
vil
will
.
Butcomehereandletme
viser
show
youwhatIhavebought.
Og
And
allsocheap!
Look,
her
here
isanewsuitforIvar,
og
and
asword;
andahorse
og
and
atrumpetforBob;
og
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
meget
very
plain,butanywayshe
vil
will
soonbreaktheminpieces.
Og
And
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
gamle
old
Anneoughtreallyto
have
have
somethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
denne
this
parcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Nej
No
,no!
youmustn’tseethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Meget
Very
well.
Butnowtell
mig
me
,youextravagantlittleperson,what
vil
would
youlikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sikker
sure
Idon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes
,butyoumust.
Tellme
noget
something
reasonablethatyouwouldparticularly
som
like
tohave.
NORA.
No,I
virkelig
really
can’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
med
with
hiscoatbuttons,and
uden
without
raisinghereyesto
hans
his]
.
Ifyoureallywantto
give
give
mesomething,youmight—you
kan
might—
.
HELMER.
Well,outwith
det
it
!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
kan
might
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
meget
much
asyoucanafford;
og
and
thenoneofthesedaysI
vil
will
buysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Men
But
,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
kære
dear
Torvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenI
vil
will
wrapitupin
smukt
beautiful
giltpaperandhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
sjovt
fun
?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
mennesker
people
calledthatarealwayswasting
penge
money
?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
gøre
do
asyousuggest,Torvald,
og
and
thenIshallhave
tid
time
tothinkwhatIam
mest
most
inwantof.
Thatis
en
a
verysensibleplan,isn’t
det
it
?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
sige
say
,ifyouwerereallyto
spare
save
outofthemoneyI
giver
give
you,andthenreally
købe
buy
somethingforyourself.
But
hvis
if
youspenditallonthehousekeeping
og
and
anynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
nødt
have
topayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
men
but
,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
det
it
,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
en
a
sweetlittlespendthrift,butshe
bruger
uses
upadealof
penge
money
.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
hvor
how
expensivesuchlittlepersonsare!
NORA.
It’s
en
a
shametosaythat.
Ido
virkelig
really
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
meget
very
true,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
redde
save
anything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
og
and
happily].
Youhaven’tanyidea
hvor
how
manyexpensesweskylarks
og
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
en
an
oddlittlesoul.
Very
ligesom
like
yourfather.
Youalways
finder
find
somenewwayofwheedling
penge
money
outofme,and,as
snart
soon
asyouhavegot
det
it
,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
aldrig
never
knowwhereithasgone.
Still,
man
one
musttakeyouasyouare.
Itisintheblood;
forindeeditis
sandt
true
thatyoucaninherit
disse
these
things,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,I
ønske
wish
Ihadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Og
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobe
noget
anything
butjustwhatyouare,my
søde
sweet
littleskylark.
But,doyou
ved
know
,itstrikesmethatyouare
ser
looking
rather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasytoday?
NORA.