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

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

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
confortablement
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,
une
adoortotheright
mène
leadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleft
mène
leadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Between
les
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthe
milieu
middleoftheleft-handwallis
une
adoor,andbeyondit
une
awindow.
Nearthewindowarea
ronde
roundtable,arm-chairsanda
petit
smallsofa.
Intheright-hand
mur
wall,atthefartherend,
autre
anotherdoor;
andonthe
même
sameside,nearerthefootlights,
un
astove,twoeasychairs
et
andarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
et
andthedoor,asmall
table
table.
Engravingsonthewalls;
un
acabinetwithchinaandothersmallobjects;
une
asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
et
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Une
Abellringsinthe
couloir
hall;
shortlyafterwardsthedooris
entend
heardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
une
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisin
plein air
outdoordressandcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthe
table
tabletotheright.
NORA.
Cachez
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
enfants
childrendonotseeituntil
ce
thisevening,whenitis
habillé
dressed.
[TothePORTER,takingouther
sac
purse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
un
ashilling.
No,keepthe
change
change.
[ThePORTERthanksher,
et
andgoesout.
NORAshutsthe
porte
door.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
chapeau
hatandcoat.
Shetakesa
paquet
packetofmacaroonsfromher
poche
pocketandeatsoneor
deux
two;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’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.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoher
poche
pocketandwipeshermouth.]
Viens
Comeinhere,Torvald,and
vois
seewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’t
dérangez
disturbme.
[Alittlelater,he
ouvre
opensthedoorandlooksinto
la
theroom,peninhand.]
Acheté
Bought,didyousay?
All
ces
thesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeen
gaspillé
wastingmoneyagain?
NORA.
Yes
mais
but,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?
Justa
petit
tinyweebit!
Youare
allez
goingtohaveabig
salaire
salaryandearnlotsandlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Oui
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
mais
butthenitwillbe
un
awholequarterbeforethe
salaire
salaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
peut
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
et
andtakesherplayfullyby
la
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Supposons
Suppose,now,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’t
suppose
supposeIshouldcarewhetherIowedmoney
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
canbenofreedomor
beauté
beautyaboutahomelife
qui
thatdependsonborrowingand
dette
debt.
Wetwohavekept
courageusement
bravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
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.
Compte
[counting].
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Merci
Thankyou,thankyou,Torvald;
thatwillkeepmegoingfora
longtemps
longtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
doit
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
sera
will.
Butcomehereand
laisse
letmeshowyouwhatIhave
acheté
bought.
Andallsocheap!
Regarde
Look,hereisanew
costume
suitforIvar,anda
épée
sword;
andahorseanda
trompette
trumpetforBob;
anda
poupée
dollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
très
veryplain,butanywayshe
va
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Et
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
les
themaids;
oldAnneought
vraiment
reallytohavesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Et
Andwhatisinthis
colis
parcel?
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
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
particulièrement
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
No,I
vraiment
reallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Bien
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhis
manteau
coatbuttons,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
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitonthe
Noël
ChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
amusant
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
gens
peoplecalledthatarealways
gaspillent
wastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
faisons
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
et
andthenIshallhave
temps
timetothinkwhatIam
plus
mostinwantof.
Thatis
un
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
En effet
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’t
nier
denyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
une
asweetlittlespendthrift,butshe
utilise
usesupadealofmoney.
Onewouldhardly
croire
believehowexpensivesuchlittle
personnes
personsare!
NORA.
It’sa
honte
shametosaythat.
Ido
vraiment
reallysaveallIcan.
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.