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

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

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
komfortabelt
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,
en
adoortotheright
fører
leadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleft
fører
leadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Betweenthedoors
står
standsapiano.
Inthe
midten
middleoftheleft-handwallisa
dør
door,andbeyondita
vindue
window.
Nearthewindowarea
rundt
roundtable,arm-chairsanda
lille
smallsofa.
Intheright-hand
væg
wall,atthefartherend,another
dør
door;
andonthesameside,
tættere
nearerthefootlights,astove,
to
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
mellem
betweenthestoveandthe
døren
door,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
et
acabinetwithchinaand
andre
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
med
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
og
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itis
vinter
winter.
Abellringsinthehall;
kort
shortlyafterwardsthedooris
høre
heardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
en
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisin
udendørs
outdoordressandcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshe
lægger
laysonthetableto
de
theright.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTree
omhyggeligt
carefully,Helen.
Besurethe
børnene
childrendonotseeituntilthis
aften
evening,whenitisdressed.
[Tothe
Porter
PORTER,takingoutherpurse.]
Hvor
Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Der
Thereisashilling.
No,
behold
keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
takker
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
lukker
shutsthedoor.
Sheis
griner
laughingtoherself,asshe
tager
takesoffherhatandcoat.
She
tager
takesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
og
andeatsoneortwo;
then
går
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
dør
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.
Whendidmy
egern
squirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Just
nu
now.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
og
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
og
andseewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[Alittle
senere
later,heopensthedoor
og
andlooksintotheroom,
kuglepen
peninhand.]Bought,didyou
sagde
say?
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
lille
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney
igen
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
år
yearwereallycanletourselves
gå
goalittle.
Thisisthe
første
firstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,youknow,wecan’t
bruge
spendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
kan
maybeaweebit
mere
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?
Bare
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
have
haveabigsalaryand
tjene
earnlotsandlotsof
penge
money.
HELMER.
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
men
butthenitwillbe
et
awholequarterbeforethe
lønnen
salaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
kan
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoherandtakesherplayfullyby
den
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
at
thatIborrowedfiftypoundstoday,
og
andyouspentitallintheChristmasweek,
og
andthenonNewYear’sEve
en
aslatefellonmy
hoved
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
over
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
sig
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,suppose
der
thathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
ske
happen,Idon’tsupposeI
skulle
shouldcarewhetherIowed
penge
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
men
butwhataboutthepeople
der
whohadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Hvem
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
skulle
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
som
likeawoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
ved
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Ingen
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
kan
canbenofreedomor
skønhed
beautyaboutahomelifethatdependson
lån
borrowinganddebt.
Wetwo
har
havekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
og
andwewillgoon
den
thesamewayforthe
korte
shorttimelongerthatthere
behov
needbeanystruggle.
NORA.
Bevæger
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Kom
Come,come,mylittleskylark
må
mustnotdroopherwings.
Whatisthis!
Ismy
lille
littlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
tror
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turninground
hurtigt
quickly].
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
tror
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Ti
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
tak
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwill
holde
keepmegoingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Ja
Indeeditmust.
NORA.
Yes,
ja
yes,itwill.
Butcome
her
hereandletmeshowyouwhatI
har
havebought.
Andallsocheap!
Se
Look,hereisanew
dragt
suitforIvar,anda
sværd
sword;
andahorseand
en
atrumpetforBob;
and
en
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
meget
veryplain,butanywayshe
vil
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Og
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
gamle
oldAnneoughtreallyto
have
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
denne
thisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No,no!
youmustn’t
se
seethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Meget
Verywell.
Butnowtellme,you
ekstravagante
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sikker
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
noget
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
især
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
Ikke
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
med
withhiscoatbuttons,and
uden
withoutraisinghereyesto
hans
his].
Ifyoureallywantto
give
givemesomething,youmight—you
kan
might—.
HELMER.
Well,outwith
det
it!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
kan
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
meget
muchasyoucanafford;
og
andthenoneofthesedaysI
vil
willbuysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Men
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
kære
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenI
vil
willwrapitupin
smukt
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
sjovt
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
mennesker
peoplecalledthatarealways
spilder
wastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Lad
Letusdoasyou
foreslår
suggest,Torvald,andthenIshallhave
tid
timetothinkwhatIam
mest
mostinwantof.
Thatis
en
averysensibleplan,isn’t
det
it?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
sige
say,ifyouwerereallyto
spare
saveoutofthemoneyI
giver
giveyou,andthenreally
købe
buysomethingforyourself.
But
hvis
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
og
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
betale
payupagain.
NORA.
Oh
men
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
benægte
denyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
en
asweetlittlespendthrift,butshe
bruger
usesupadealof
penge
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
howmanyexpensesweskylarks
og
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
en
anoddlittlesoul.
Very
ligesom
likeyourfather.
Youalways
finder
findsomenewwayofwheedling
penge
moneyoutofme,and,as
snart
soonasyouhavegot
det
it,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
aldrig
neverknowwhereithasgone.
Still,
man
onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisintheblood;
forindeeditis
sandt
truethatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,I
ønske
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Og
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobe
noget
anythingbutjustwhatyouare,my
søde
sweetlittleskylark.
But,doyou
ved
know,itstrikesmethatyouare
ser
lookingrather—whatshallIsay—rather
urolig
uneasytoday?
NORA.