A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for German A1 Learners

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
und
and
tastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,
eine
a
doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Zwischen
Between
thedoorsstandsapiano.
In
der
the
middleoftheleft-handwallisadoor,
und
and
beyonditawindow.
Near
der
the
windowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
und
and
asmallsofa.
In
der
the
right-handwall,atthefarther
ende
end
,anotherdoor;
andon
den
the
sameside,nearerthefootlights,
ein
a
stove,twoeasychairs
und
and
arocking-chair;
betweenthestove
und
and
thedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingson
den
the
walls;
acabinetwithchina
und
and
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Die
The
floorsarecarpeted,and
ein
a
fireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Eine
A
bellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwards
die
the
doorisheardto
öffnet
open
.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
und
and
inhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
und
and
carriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelayson
den
the
tabletotheright.
NORA.
Hide
den
the
ChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Be
sicher
sure
thechildrendonot
sehen
see
ituntilthisevening,
wenn
when
itisdressed.
[To
die
the
PORTER,takingoutherpurse.]How
viel
much
?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
Nein
No
,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
dankt
thanks
her,andgoesout.
NORA
schließt
shuts
thedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
und
and
coat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
und
and
eatsoneortwo;
then
geht
goes
cautiouslytoherhusband’sdoor
und
and
listens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmylittlelarktwitteringout
da
there
?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Ja
Yes
,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmylittlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Ja
Yes
!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Gerade
Just
now.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
und
and
wipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
und
and
seewhatIhave
gekauft
bought
.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
Ein
[A
littlelater,heopensthedoor
und
and
looksintotheroom,penin
hand
hand.]
Bought,didyousay?
Allthesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
geld
money
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
jahr
year
wereallycanletourselvesgo
ein
a
little.
Thisisthe
erste
first
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
wissen
know
,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Ja
Yes
,Torvald,wemaybe
ein
a
weebitmorereckless
jetzt
now
,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
haben
have
abigsalaryandearnlots
und
and
lotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes
,aftertheNewYear;
aber
but
thenitwillbe
ein
a
wholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
können
can
borrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
und
and
takesherplayfullybytheear.]The
derselbe
same
littlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
heute
today
,andyouspentit
alle
all
intheChristmasweek,
und
and
thenonNewYear’sEve
ein
a
slatefellonmy
kopf
head
andkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
über
over
hismouth].
Oh!
don’t
sagen
say
suchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
passieren
happen
,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
geld
money
ornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
aber
but
whataboutthepeoplewhohadlent
es
it
?
NORA.
They?
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
sollte
should
notknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatislike
eine
a
woman!
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
kann
can
benofreedomorbeautyaboutahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
und
and
debt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
die
the
straightroadsofar,
und
and
wewillgoon
die
the
samewayfortheshort
zeit
time
longerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
Folge
[following
her].
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatisthis!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
glaubst
think
Ihavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Geld
Money
!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
glaubst
think
Idon’tknowwhata
viel
lot
iswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Zehn
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
danke
thank
you,Torvald;
thatwillkeepmegoingfora
lange
long
time.
HELMER.
Indeedit
muss
must
.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
wird
will
.
ButcomehereandletmeshowyouwhatIhave
gekauft
bought
.
Andallsocheap!
Look,
hier
here
isanewsuitforIvar,
und
and
asword;
andahorse
und
and
atrumpetforBob;
und
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
sehr
very
plain,butanywayshe
wird
will
soonbreaktheminpieces.
Und
And
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
die
the
maids;
oldAnneought
wirklich
really
tohavesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Und
And
whatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No,no!
youmustn’t
sehen
see
thatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Sehr
Very
well.
Butnowtell
mir
me
,youextravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sicher
sure
Idon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes
,butyoumust.
Tellme
etwas
something
reasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
haben
have
.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
und
and
withoutraisinghereyesto
seine
his]
.
Ifyoureallywantto
geben
give
mesomething,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Nun
Well
,outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
geben
give
memoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
viel
much
asyoucanafford;
und
and
thenoneofthesedaysI
werde
will
buysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Aber
But
,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
dearTorvald;
bitte
please
,pleasedo!
ThenI
werde
will
wrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
und
and
hangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
leute
people
calledthatarealwayswasting
geld
money
?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
tun
do
asyousuggest,Torvald,
und
and
thenIshallhave
zeit
time
tothinkwhatIam
meisten
most
inwantof.
Thatis
ein
a
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
wenn
if
youwerereallyto
sparen
save
outofthemoneyIgiveyou,
und
and
thenreallybuysomethingforyourself.
Aber
But
ifyouspenditallon
das
the
housekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
bezahlen
pay
upagain.
NORA.
Oh
aber
but
,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
es
it
,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
eine
a
sweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
eine
a
dealofmoney.
Onewouldhardly
glauben
believe
howexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!
NORA.
It’s
eine
a
shametosaythat.
Ido
wirklich
really
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
sehr
very
true,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
retten
save
anything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
und
and
happily].
Youhaven’tany
ahnung
idea
howmanyexpensesweskylarks
und
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
eine
an
oddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
vater
father
.
Youalwaysfindsomenew
weg
way
ofwheedlingmoneyoutof
mir
me
,and,assoonasyouhavegot
es
it
,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nie
never
knowwhereithas
gegangen
gone
.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
blut
blood
;
forindeeditis
wahr
true
thatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
viele
many
ofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Und
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysweetlittleskylark.
Aber
But
,doyouknow,itstrikesme
dass
that
youarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
heute
today
?
NORA.