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A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1-B2 Translation Books

A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1-B2 Translation Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
mukavasti
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,a
ovi
doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,
toinen
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Betweenthedoorsstandsa
piano
piano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
ovi
door,andbeyondita
ikkuna
window.
Nearthewindowarea
pyöreä
roundtable,arm-chairsanda
pieni
smallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,
toinen
anotherdoor;
andonthe
samalla
sameside,nearerthefootlights,astove,
kaksi
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
ja
andthedoor,asmall
pöytä
table.
Engravingsonthewalls;
a
kaappi
cabinetwithchinaandothersmallobjects;
a
pieni
smallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
ja
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itis
talvi
winter.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
oven
doorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
ja
andinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordressand
kantaa
carriesanumberofparcels;
nämä
theseshelaysonthetabletothe
oikealle
right.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTree
varovasti
carefully,Helen.
Besurethe
lapset
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,
kun
whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
Porter
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
Ei
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
kiittää
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
sulkee
shutsthedoor.
Sheis
nauraa
laughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
ja
andcoat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocketand
syö
eatsoneortwo;
then
menee
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
ovelle
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
avaamalla
openingsomeoftheparcels].
Yes,it
on
is!
HELMER.
Isitmy
pikku
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Kyllä
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
tuli
comehome?
NORA.
Justnow.
Laittoi
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocketand
pyyhki
wipeshermouth.]Comein
tänne
here,Torvald,andseewhatI
olen
havebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
minua
me.
[Alittlelater,he
avaa
opensthedoorandlooksintotheroom,
kynä
peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?
Kaikki
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
pikku
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney
taas
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
vuonna
yearwereallycanletourselvesgoa
vähän
little.
Thisisthefirst
Joulu
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
tiedät
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Kyllä
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweebitmorereckless
nyt
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohavea
suuri
bigsalaryandearnlotsandlotsof
rahaa
money.
HELMER.
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
mutta
butthenitwillbeawholequarter
ennen
beforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
voimme
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
ja
andtakesherplayfullybytheear.]The
sama
samelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
että
thatIborrowedfiftypounds
tänään
today,andyouspentit
kaikki
allintheChristmasweek,
ja
andthenonNewYear’s
Aattona
Eveaslatefellonmyhead
ja
andkilledme,and—.
NORA.
Laittoi
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
sano
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Jos
Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherI
velkaa
owedmoneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
mutta
butwhataboutthepeople
jotka
whohadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Kuka
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
olivat
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
kuin
likeawoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
tiedät
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Ei
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
voi
canbenofreedomorbeautyaboutahomelifethat
riippuu
dependsonborrowinganddebt.
Wetwo
on
havekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
ja
andwewillgoonthe
samaa
samewayfortheshort
ajan
timelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Tule
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
tämä
this!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkIhavegot
täällä
here?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyou
olet
are.
[Giveshersomemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’t
tiedä
knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Kymmenen
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,thankyou,Torvald;
thatwill
pitää
keepmegoingfora
pitkään
longtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
täytyy
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,itwill.
Mutta
Butcomehereandletme
näytän
showyouwhatIhavebought.
Ja
Andallsocheap!
Look,
tässä
hereisanewsuitforIvar,
ja
andasword;
anda
hevonen
horseandatrumpetforBob;
ja
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
hyvin
veryplain,butanywayshewill
pian
soonbreaktheminpieces.
Ja
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
oldAnneoughtreallytohave
jotain
somethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Ei
No,no!
youmustn’tseethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Verywell.
Mutta
Butnowtellme,youextravagant
pikku
littleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
varma
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Kyllä
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
jotain
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
erityisesti
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’t
ajatella
thinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,andwithout
nostamassa
raisinghereyestohis].
Jos
Ifyoureallywantto
antaa
givemesomething,youmight—you
voisit
might—.
HELMER.
Well,outwith
se
it!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
voisit
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
paljon
muchasyoucanafford;
andthenoneofthesedaysIwill
ostan
buysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Mutta
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
rakas
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwill
käärin
wrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
ja
andhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
hauskaa
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittlepeoplecalledthatare
aina
alwayswastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
tiedän
know.
Letusdoasyou
ehdotat
suggest,Torvald,andthenIshall
on
havetimetothinkwhatIam
eniten
mostinwantof.
Thatisa
hyvin
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Todellakin
Indeeditis—thatisto
sanoen
say,ifyouwerereallyto
säästänyt
saveoutofthemoneyI
annan
giveyou,andthenreally
ostanut
buysomethingforyourself.
But
jos
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenI
vain
merelyhavetopayup
taas
again.
NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
kieltää
denyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sa
suloinen
sweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupa
paljon
dealofmoney.
Onewould
tuskin
hardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittlepersons
ovat
are!
NORA.
It’sashameto
sanoa
saythat.
Idoreally
säästän
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
hyvin
verytrue,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
pelastaa
saveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
ja
andhappily].
Youhaven’tanyidea
kuinka
howmanyexpensesweskylarks
ja
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youareanodd
pikku
littlesoul.
Verylikeyourfather.
You
aina
alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedling
rahaa
moneyoutofme,and,assoonasyou
olet
havegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
koskaan
neverknowwhereithasgone.
Silti
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisintheblood;
forindeeditis
totta
truethatyoucaninherit
nämä
thesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishI
olisin
hadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Ja
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobe
mitään
anythingbutjustwhatyou
olet
are,mysweetlittleskylark.
Mutta
But,doyouknow,itstrikesme
että
thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
tänään
today?
NORA.