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A Doll's House | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

A Doll's House | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
comfortabel
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
At
de
theback,adoorto
de
therightleadstotheentrance-hall,
andere
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Tussen
Betweenthedoorsstandsa
piano
piano.
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;
betweenthe
kachel
stoveandthedoor,a
kleine
smalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
een
acabinetwithchinaand
andere
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
met
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
en
andafireburnsin
de
thestove.
Itiswinter.
Een
Abellringsinthe
hal
hall;
shortlyafterwardsthedooris
gehoord
heardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
een
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisin
outdoor
outdoordressandcarriesa
aantal
numberofparcels;
theseshe
legt
laysonthetableto
de
theright.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTree
voorzichtig
carefully,Helen.
Besurethe
kinderen
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,
als
whenitisdressed.
[To
de
thePORTER,takingouther
tas
purse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Er
Thereisashilling.
No,
hou
keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
bedankt
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
sluit
shutsthedoor.
Sheis
lacht
laughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
hoed
hatandcoat.
Shetakesa
pakje
packetofmacaroonsfromher
zak
pocketandeatsoneor
twee
two;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’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.
Whendidmy
eekhoorn
squirrelcomehome?
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
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeen
verspild
wastingmoneyagain?
NORA.
Yes
maar
but,Torvald,thisyearwe
echt
reallycanletourselvesgo
een
alittle.
Thisisthe
eerste
firstChristmasthatwehavenot
hoeven
neededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,youknow,wecan’t
uitgeven
spendmoneyrecklessly.
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
awholequarterbeforethe
salaris
salaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
kunnen
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
en
andtakesherplayfullyby
het
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Stel
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
vandaag
today,andyouspentitallintheChristmasweek,
en
andthenonNewYear’sEve
een
aslatefellonmy
hoofd
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
over
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
zeg
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,
stel
supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Als
Ifthatweretohappen,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
thesamewayforthe
korte
shorttimelongerthatthere
nodig
needbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[moving
naar
towardsthestove].
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,hereisanew
pak
suitforIvar,anda
zwaard
sword;
andahorseand
een
atrumpetforBob;
and
een
adollanddolly’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
willwrapitupinbeautifulgilt
papier
paperandhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’t
dat
thatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatare
kleine
littlepeoplecalledthatare
altijd
alwayswastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
weet
know.
Letusdoasyou
suggereert
suggest,Torvald,andthenIshallhave
tijd
timetothinkwhatIam
meest
mostinwantof.
Thatis
een
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Inderdaad
Indeeditis—thatisto
zeggen
say,ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthe
geld
moneyIgiveyou,andthen
echt
reallybuysomethingforyourself.
Maar
Butifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
en
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
betalen
payupagain.
NORA.
Oh
maar
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
ontkennen
denyit,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,itseemsto
smelten
meltinyourhands.
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—rather
ongemakkelijk
uneasytoday?
NORA.