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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
mukavasti
comfortably
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,a
ovi
door
totherightleadstotheentrance-hall,
toinen
another
totheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Betweenthedoorsstandsa
piano
piano
.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
ovi
door
,andbeyondita
ikkuna
window
.
Nearthewindowarea
pyöreä
round
table,arm-chairsanda
pieni
small
sofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,
toinen
another
door;
andonthe
samalla
same
side,nearerthefootlights,astove,
kaksi
two
easychairsandarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
ja
and
thedoor,asmall
pöytä
table
.
Engravingsonthewalls;
a
kaappi
cabinet
withchinaandothersmallobjects;
a
pieni
small
book-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
ja
and
afireburnsinthestove.
Itis
talvi
winter
.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
oven
door
isheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
ja
and
inhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordressand
kantaa
carries
anumberofparcels;
nämä
these
shelaysonthetabletothe
oikealle
right
.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTree
varovasti
carefully
,Helen.
Besurethe
lapset
children
donotseeituntilthisevening,
kun
when
itisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
Porter
PORTER
.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
Ei
No
,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
kiittää
thanks
her,andgoesout.
NORA
sulkee
shuts
thedoor.
Sheis
nauraa
laughing
toherself,asshetakesoffherhat
ja
and
coat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocketand
syö
eats
oneortwo;
then
menee
goes
cautiouslytoherhusband’s
ovelle
door
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
avaamalla
opening
someoftheparcels].
Yes,it
on
is
!
HELMER.
Isitmy
pikku
little
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Kyllä
Yes
!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
tuli
come
home?
NORA.
Justnow.
Laittoi
[Puts
thebagofmacaroonsintoherpocketand
pyyhki
wipes
hermouth.]Comein
tänne
here
,Torvald,andseewhatI
olen
have
bought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
minua
me
.
[Alittlelater,he
avaa
opens
thedoorandlooksintotheroom,
kynä
pen
inhand.]Bought,didyousay?
Kaikki
All
thesethings?
Hasmy
pikku
little
spendthriftbeenwastingmoney
taas
again
?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
vuonna
year
wereallycanletourselvesgoa
vähän
little
.
Thisisthefirst
Joulu
Christmas
thatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
tiedät
know
,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Kyllä
Yes
,Torvald,wemaybeaweebitmorereckless
nyt
now
,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohavea
suuri
big
salaryandearnlotsandlotsof
rahaa
money
.
HELMER.
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
mutta
but
thenitwillbeawholequarter
ennen
before
thesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
voimme
can
borrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
ja
and
takesherplayfullybytheear.]The
sama
same
littlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
että
that
Iborrowedfiftypounds
tänään
today
,andyouspentit
kaikki
all
intheChristmasweek,
ja
and
thenonNewYear’s
Aattona
Eve
aslatefellonmyhead
ja
and
killedme,and—.
NORA.
Laittoi
[putting
herhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
sano
say
suchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Jos
If
thatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherI
velkaa
owed
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
mutta
but
whataboutthepeople
jotka
who
hadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Kuka
Who
wouldbotheraboutthem?
I
olivat
should
notknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
kuin
like
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
tiedät
know
whatIthinkaboutthat.
Ei
No
debt,noborrowing.
There
voi
can
benofreedomorbeautyaboutahomelifethat
riippuu
depends
onborrowinganddebt.
Wetwo
on
have
keptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
ja
and
wewillgoonthe
samaa
same
wayfortheshort
ajan
time
longerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
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
know
whatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Kymmenen
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,thankyou,Torvald;
thatwill
pitää
keep
megoingfora
pitkään
long
time.
HELMER.
Indeedit
täytyy
must
.
NORA.
Yes,yes,itwill.
Mutta
But
comehereandletme
näytän
show
youwhatIhavebought.
Ja
And
allsocheap!
Look,
tässä
here
isanewsuitforIvar,
ja
and
asword;
anda
hevonen
horse
andatrumpetforBob;
ja
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
hyvin
very
plain,butanywayshewill
pian
soon
breaktheminpieces.
Ja
And
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
oldAnneoughtreallytohave
jotain
something
better.
HELMER.
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Ei
No
,no!
youmustn’tseethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Verywell.
Mutta
But
nowtellme,youextravagant
pikku
little
person,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
varma
sure
Idon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Kyllä
Yes
,butyoumust.
Tellme
jotain
something
reasonablethatyouwould
erityisesti
particularly
liketohave.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’t
ajatella
think
ofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,andwithout
nostamassa
raising
hereyestohis].
Jos
If
youreallywantto
antaa
give
mesomething,youmight—you
voisit
might—
.
HELMER.
Well,outwith
se
it
!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
voisit
might
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
paljon
much
asyoucanafford;
andthenoneofthesedaysIwill
ostan
buy
somethingwithit.
HELMER.
Mutta
But
,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
rakas
dear
Torvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwill
käärin
wrap
itupinbeautifulgiltpaper
ja
and
hangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
hauskaa
fun
?
HELMER.
Whatarelittlepeoplecalledthatare
aina
always
wastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
tiedän
know
.
Letusdoasyou
ehdotat
suggest
,Torvald,andthenIshall
on
have
timetothinkwhatIam
eniten
most
inwantof.
Thatisa
hyvin
very
sensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Todellakin
Indeed
itis—thatisto
sanoen
say
,ifyouwerereallyto
säästänyt
save
outofthemoneyI
annan
give
you,andthenreally
ostanut
buy
somethingforyourself.
But
jos
if
youspenditallonthehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenI
vain
merely
havetopayup
taas
again
.
NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
kieltää
deny
it,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sa
suloinen
sweet
littlespendthrift,butsheusesupa
paljon
deal
ofmoney.
Onewould
tuskin
hardly
believehowexpensivesuchlittlepersons
ovat
are
!
NORA.
It’sashameto
sanoa
say
that.
Idoreally
säästän
save
allIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
hyvin
very
true,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
pelastaa
save
anything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
ja
and
happily].
Youhaven’tanyidea
kuinka
how
manyexpensesweskylarks
ja
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youareanodd
pikku
little
soul.
Verylikeyourfather.
You
aina
always
findsomenewwayofwheedling
rahaa
money
outofme,and,assoonasyou
olet
have
gotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
koskaan
never
knowwhereithasgone.
Silti
Still
,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisintheblood;
forindeeditis
totta
true
thatyoucaninherit
nämä
these
things,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishI
olisin
had
inheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Ja
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobe
mitään
anything
butjustwhatyou
olet
are
,mysweetlittleskylark.
Mutta
But
,doyouknow,itstrikesme
että
that
youarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
tänään
today
?
NORA.