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A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
et
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,
une
adoortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,
autre
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Entre
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
une
adoor,andbeyondit
une
awindow.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
et
andasmallsofa.
In
le
theright-handwall,atthefartherend,
autre
anotherdoor;
andonthe
même
sameside,nearerthefootlights,
un
astove,twoeasychairs
et
andarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
et
andthedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingson
les
thewalls;
acabinetwithchina
et
andothersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
avec
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
et
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Une
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwards
la
thedoorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
une
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
et
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthetabletothe
droite
right.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
enfants
childrendonotseeituntil
ce
thisevening,whenitisdressed.
À
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]
Combien
Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
un
ashilling.
No,keepthe
change
change.
[ThePORTERthanksher,
et
andgoesout.
NORAshutsthe
porte
door.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
et
andcoat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
et
andeatsoneortwo;
then
va
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
porte
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
qui
thatmylittlelarktwitteringout
là-bas
there?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Oui
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
petit
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
Quand
Whendidmysquirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Juste
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
et
andwipeshermouth.]Comein
ici
here,Torvald,andseewhatIhave
acheté
bought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[A
peu
littlelater,heopensthe
porte
doorandlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]
Acheté
Bought,didyousay?
All
ces
thesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwastingmoneyagain?
NORA.
Oui
Yesbut,Torvald,thisyearwe
vraiment
reallycanletourselvesgo
un
alittle.
Thisisthe
premier
firstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
savez
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Oui
Yes,Torvald,wemaybe
un
aweebitmorereckless
maintenant
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinywee
peu
bit!
Youaregoingto
avoir
haveabigsalaryandearnlots
et
andlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Oui
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
mais
butthenitwillbe
un
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
peut
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
et
andtakesherplayfullyby
la
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
que
thatIborrowedfiftypounds
aujourd'hui
today,andyouspentit
tout
allintheChristmasweek,
et
andthenonNewYear’sEve
une
aslatefellonmy
tête
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
sur
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
dis
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
que
thatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowedmoney
ou
ornot.
HELMER.
Yes,butwhataboutthe
gens
peoplewhohadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Qui
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
devrais
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
comme
likeawoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
sais
knowwhatIthinkabout
que
that.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
peut
canbenofreedomorbeautyabout
une
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
et
anddebt.
Wetwohave
gardé
keptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
et
andwewillgoonthe
même
samewayfortheshort
temps
timelongerthatthereneedbe
toute
anystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowards
le
thestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
Suis
[followingher].
Come,come,mylittleskylark
doit
mustnotdroopherwings.
Whatisthis!
Ismy
petit
littlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
pensez
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]
Ne
DoyouthinkIdon’t
sais
knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Dix
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
merci
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwillkeepmegoingfora
longtemps
longtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
doit
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
sera
will.
Butcomehereand
laisse
letmeshowyouwhatIhave
acheté
bought.
Andallsocheap!
Regarde
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
et
andasword;
andahorse
et
andatrumpetforBob;
et
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
très
veryplain,butanywayshe
va
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Et
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
les
themaids;
oldAnneought
vraiment
reallytohavesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Et
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No,no!
youmustn’t
voir
seethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Très
Verywell.
Butnowtell
moi
me,youextravagantlittleperson,what
voudrais
wouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sûr
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Oui
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
quelque chose
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularly
aimeriez
liketohave.
NORA.
No,I
vraiment
reallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Bien
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
et
andwithoutraisinghereyestohis].
Si
Ifyoureallywantto
donner
givemesomething,youmight—you
pourrais
might—.
HELMER.
Well,outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
pourriez
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyou
pouvez
canafford;
andthenoneof
ces
thesedaysIwillbuy
quelque chose
somethingwithit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,
fais
do!
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupin
beau
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
amusant
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
gens
peoplecalledthatarealwayswastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
sais
know.
Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
et
andthenIshallhave
temps
timetothinkwhatIam
plus
mostinwantof.
Thatis
un
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
dire
say,ifyouwerereallyto
économiser
saveoutofthemoneyI
donne
giveyou,andthenreally
acheter
buysomethingforyourself.
But
si
ifyouspenditallon
le
thehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
dois
havetopayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
mais
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
une
asweetlittlespendthrift,butshe
utilise
usesupadealofmoney.
Onewouldhardly
croire
believehowexpensivesuchlittle
personnes
personsare!
NORA.
It’sashameto
dire
saythat.
Idoreally
sauve
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
très
verytrue,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
sauver
saveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
et
andhappily].
Youhaven’tany
idée
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
et
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
une
anoddlittlesoul.
Very
comme
likeyourfather.
Youalways
trouvez
findsomenewwayofwheedlingmoneyoutof
me
me,and,assoonasyouhavegot
il
it,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
jamais
neverknowwhereithas
allé
gone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisin
le
theblood;
forindeeditis
vrai
truethatyoucaninherit
ces
thesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,I
aimé
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Et
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysweetlittleskylark.
Mais
But,doyouknow,itstrikesme
que
thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
aujourd'hui
today?
NORA.