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A Doll's House | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

A Doll's House | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
en
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
At
de
theback,adoorto
de
therightleadstotheentrance-hall,
andere
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Tussen
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
een
adoor,andbeyondit
een
awindow.
Nearthewindoware
een
aroundtable,arm-chairsand
een
asmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefarther
uiteinde
end,anotherdoor;
andon
de
thesameside,nearerthefootlights,
een
astove,twoeasychairs
en
andarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
en
andthedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingson
de
thewalls;
acabinetwithchina
en
andothersmallobjects;
a
kleine
smallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
De
Thefloorsarecarpeted,and
een
afireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Een
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwards
de
thedoorisheardto
openen
open.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
en
andinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
en
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelayson
de
thetabletotheright.
NORA.
Hide
de
theChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
kinderen
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,
als
whenitisdressed.
[To
de
thePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Er
Thereisashilling.
No,
hou
keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
bedankt
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
sluit
shutsthedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
en
andcoat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
en
andeatsoneortwo;
then
gaat
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
deur
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmy
kleine
littlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
openen
openingsomeoftheparcels].
Ja
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
kleine
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Ja
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
gekomen
comehome?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Puts
de
thebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
en
andwipeshermouth.]Comein
hier
here,Torvald,andseewhatI
heb
havebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
me.
[Alittlelater,he
opent
opensthedoorandlooksinto
de
theroom,peninhand.]
Gekocht
Bought,didyousay?
Allthesethings?
Heeft
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
geld
moneyagain?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
dit
thisyearwereallycan
laten
letourselvesgoalittle.
Dit
ThisisthefirstChristmas
dat
thatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Toch
Still,youknow,wecan’tspend
geld
moneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
kunnen
maybeaweebitmorereckless
nu
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinywee
beetje
bit!
Youaregoingtohave
een
abigsalaryandearnlots
en
andlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
maar
butthenitwillbe
een
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
kunnen
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
en
andtakesherplayfullyby
het
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
dat
thatIborrowedfiftypounds
vandaag
today,andyouspentitallintheChristmasweek,
en
andthenonNewYear’sEve
een
aslatefellonmy
hoofd
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
over
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
zeg
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,suppose
dat
thathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
dat
thatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
geld
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
maar
butwhataboutthepeople
die
whohadlentit?
NORA.
Zij
They?
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
moeten
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Dat
Thatislikeawoman!
Maar
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatI
denk
thinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,
geen
noborrowing.
Therecanbe
geen
nofreedomorbeautyabout
een
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
en
anddebt.
Wetwohave
gebleven
keptbravelyonthestraightroadso
tot nu toe
far,andwewillgoon
de
thesamewayfortheshort
tijd
timelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowards
de
thestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Kom
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
dit
this!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
denk
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Geld
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
denk
thinkIdon’tknowwhata
veel
lotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Tien
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
bedankt
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwillkeepmegoingfora
lang
longtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
moet
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
zal
will.
Butcomehereandletme
laten zien
showyouwhatIhave
gekocht
bought.
Andallsocheap!
Kijk
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
en
andasword;
andahorse
en
andatrumpetforBob;
en
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
heel
veryplain,butanywayshe
zal
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
En
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
de
themaids;
oldAnneought
echt
reallytohavesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
En
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Nee
No,no!
youmustn’tsee
dat
thatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Heel
Verywell.
Butnowtell
me
me,youextravagantlittleperson,what
zou
wouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
zeker
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
iets
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
hebben
have.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
met
withhiscoatbuttons,and
zonder
withoutraisinghereyesto
zijn
his].
Ifyoureallywantto
geven
givemesomething,youmight—you
kunnen
might—.
HELMER.
Well,outwith
het
it!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
kunnen
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyou
kunt
canafford;
andthenoneofthesedaysI
zal
willbuysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Maar
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
lieve
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenI
zal
willwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
en
andhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’t
dat
thatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatare
kleine
littlepeoplecalledthatare
altijd
alwayswastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
weet
know.
Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
en
andthenIshallhave
tijd
timetothinkwhatIam
meest
mostinwantof.
Thatis
een
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
zeggen
say,ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthe
geld
moneyIgiveyou,andthen
echt
reallybuysomethingforyourself.
Maar
Butifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
en
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
betalen
payupagain.
NORA.
Oh
maar
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
het
it,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
een
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
een
adealofmoney.
One
zou
wouldhardlybelievehowexpensive
zulke
suchlittlepersonsare!
NORA.
It’sashameto
zeggen
saythat.
IdoreallysaveallI
kan
can.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’sverytrue,—allyou
kan
can.
Butyoucan’tsave
niets
anything!
NORA.
[smilingquietlyandhappily].
Youhaven’tany
idee
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
en
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
een
anoddlittlesoul.
Very
als
likeyourfather.
Youalways
vindt
findsomenewwayofwheedling
geld
moneyoutofme,and,assoonasyou
hebt
havegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nooit
neverknowwhereithas
gegaan
gone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
bent
are.
Itisinthe
bloed
blood;
forindeeditis
waar
truethatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,I
wou dat
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
En
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobe
iets
anythingbutjustwhatyou
bent
are,mysweetlittleskylark.
Maar
But,doyouknow,itstrikesme
dat
thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
vandaag
today?
NORA.