ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
mukavasti
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.Attheback,a
ovi
doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,toinen
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.Betweenthedoorsstandsa
piano
piano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
ovi
door,andbeyonditaikkuna
window.Nearthewindowarea
pyöreä
roundtable,arm-chairsandapieni
smallsofa.Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,
toinen
anotherdoor;andonthe
samalla
sameside,nearerthefootlights,astove,kaksi
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;betweenthestove
ja
andthedoor,asmallpöytä
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
theseshelaysonthetabletotheoikealle
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,asshetakesoffherhatja
andcoat.Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocketand
syö
eatsoneortwo;then
menee
goescautiouslytoherhusband’sovelle
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
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocketandpyyhki
wipeshermouth.]Comeintänne
here,Torvald,andseewhatIolen
havebought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
minua
me.[Alittlelater,he
avaa
opensthedoorandlooksintotheroom,kynä
peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?Kaikki
Allthesethings?Hasmy
pikku
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoneytaas
again?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
vuonna
yearwereallycanletourselvesgoavähän
little.Thisisthefirst
Joulu
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Still,you
tiedät
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.NORA.
Kyllä
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweebitmorerecklessnyt
now,mayn’twe?Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohavea
suuri
bigsalaryandearnlotsandlotsofrahaa
money.HELMER.
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
mutta
butthenitwillbeawholequarterennen
beforethesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
we
voimme
canborrowuntilthen.HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
ja
andtakesherplayfullybytheear.]Thesama
samelittlefeatherhead!Suppose,now,
että
thatIborrowedfiftypoundstänään
today,andyouspentitkaikki
allintheChristmasweek,ja
andthenonNewYear’sAattona
Eveaslatefellonmyheadja
andkilledme,and—.NORA.
Laittoi
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].Oh!
don’t
sano
saysuchhorridthings.HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Jos
Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIvelkaa
owedmoneyornot.HELMER.
Yes,
mutta
butwhataboutthepeoplejotka
whohadlentit?NORA.
They?
Kuka
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?I
olivat
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.HELMER.
Thatis
kuin
likeawoman!Butseriously,Nora,you
tiedät
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.Ei
Nodebt,noborrowing.There
voi
canbenofreedomorbeautyaboutahomelifethatriippuu
dependsonborrowinganddebt.Wetwo
on
havekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,ja
andwewillgoonthesamaa
samewayfortheshortajan
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
keepmegoingforapitkään
longtime.HELMER.
Indeedit
täytyy
must.NORA.
Yes,yes,itwill.
Mutta
Butcomehereandletmenäytän
showyouwhatIhavebought.Ja
Andallsocheap!Look,
tässä
hereisanewsuitforIvar,ja
andasword;anda
hevonen
horseandatrumpetforBob;ja
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyarehyvin
veryplain,butanywayshewillpian
soonbreaktheminpieces.Ja
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;oldAnneoughtreallytohave
jotain
somethingbetter.HELMER.
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Ei
No,no!youmustn’tseethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Verywell.
Mutta
Butnowtellme,youextravagantpikku
littleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
varma
sureIdon’twantanything.HELMER.
Kyllä
Yes,butyoumust.Tellme
jotain
somethingreasonablethatyouwoulderityisesti
particularlyliketohave.NORA.
No,Ireallycan’t
ajatella
thinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,andwithout
nostamassa
raisinghereyestohis].Jos
Ifyoureallywanttoantaa
givemesomething,youmight—youvoisit
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
wrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaperja
andhangitontheChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbe
hauskaa
fun?HELMER.
Whatarelittlepeoplecalledthatare
aina
alwayswastingmoney?NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
tiedän
know.Letusdoasyou
ehdotat
suggest,Torvald,andthenIshallon
havetimetothinkwhatIameniten
mostinwantof.Thatisa
hyvin
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?HELMER.
[smiling].
Todellakin
Indeeditis—thatistosanoen
say,ifyouwerereallytosäästänyt
saveoutofthemoneyIannan
giveyou,andthenreallyostanut
buysomethingforyourself.But
jos
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenIvain
merelyhavetopayuptaas
again.NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
kieltää
denyit,mydearlittleNora.[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sa
suloinen
sweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupapaljon
dealofmoney.Onewould
tuskin
hardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittlepersonsovat
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
howmanyexpensesweskylarksja
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youareanodd
pikku
littlesoul.Verylikeyourfather.
You
aina
alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedlingrahaa
moneyoutofme,and,assoonasyouolet
havegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.You
koskaan
neverknowwhereithasgone.Silti
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.Itisintheblood;
forindeeditis
totta
truethatyoucaninheritnämä
thesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,IwishI
olisin
hadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.HELMER.
Ja
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobemitään
anythingbutjustwhatyouolet
are,mysweetlittleskylark.Mutta
But,doyouknow,itstrikesmeettä
thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasytänään
today?NORA.