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

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

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
und
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,
eine
adoortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Zwischen
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.
In
der
themiddleoftheleft-handwallisadoor,
und
andbeyonditawindow.
Near
der
thewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
und
andasmallsofa.
In
der
theright-handwall,atthefarther
ende
end,anotherdoor;
andon
den
thesameside,nearerthefootlights,
ein
astove,twoeasychairs
und
andarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
und
andthedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingson
den
thewalls;
acabinetwithchina
und
andothersmallobjects;
asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Die
Thefloorsarecarpeted,and
ein
afireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Eine
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwards
die
thedoorisheardto
öffnet
open.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
und
andinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
und
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelayson
den
thetabletotheright.
NORA.
Hide
den
theChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Be
sicher
surethechildrendonot
sehen
seeituntilthisevening,
wenn
whenitisdressed.
[To
die
thePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]How
viel
much?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
Nein
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
dankt
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
schließt
shutsthedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
und
andcoat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
und
andeatsoneortwo;
then
geht
goescautiouslytoherhusband’sdoor
und
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmylittlelarktwitteringout
da
there?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Ja
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmylittlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Ja
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Gerade
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
und
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
und
andseewhatIhave
gekauft
bought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
Ein
[Alittlelater,heopensthedoor
und
andlooksintotheroom,penin
hand
hand.]Bought,didyousay?
Allthesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
geld
moneyagain?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
jahr
yearwereallycanletourselvesgo
ein
alittle.
Thisisthe
erste
firstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
wissen
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Ja
Yes,Torvald,wemaybe
ein
aweebitmorereckless
jetzt
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
haben
haveabigsalaryandearnlots
und
andlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
aber
butthenitwillbe
ein
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
können
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
und
andtakesherplayfullybytheear.]The
derselbe
samelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
heute
today,andyouspentit
alle
allintheChristmasweek,
und
andthenonNewYear’sEve
ein
aslatefellonmy
kopf
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
über
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
sagen
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
passieren
happen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
geld
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
aber
butwhataboutthepeoplewhohadlent
es
it?
NORA.
They?
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
sollte
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatislike
eine
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
kann
canbenofreedomorbeautyaboutahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
und
anddebt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
die
thestraightroadsofar,
und
andwewillgoon
die
thesamewayfortheshort
zeit
timelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
Folge
[followingher].
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatisthis!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
glaubst
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Geld
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
glaubst
thinkIdon’tknowwhata
viel
lotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Zehn
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
danke
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwillkeepmegoingfora
lange
longtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
muss
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
wird
will.
ButcomehereandletmeshowyouwhatIhave
gekauft
bought.
Andallsocheap!
Look,
hier
hereisanewsuitforIvar,
und
andasword;
andahorse
und
andatrumpetforBob;
und
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
sehr
veryplain,butanywayshe
wird
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Und
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
die
themaids;
oldAnneought
wirklich
reallytohavesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Und
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No,no!
youmustn’t
sehen
seethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Sehr
Verywell.
Butnowtell
mir
me,youextravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sicher
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
etwas
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
haben
have.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
und
andwithoutraisinghereyesto
seine
his].
Ifyoureallywantto
geben
givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Nun
Well,outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
geben
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
viel
muchasyoucanafford;
und
andthenoneofthesedaysI
werde
willbuysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Aber
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
dearTorvald;
bitte
please,pleasedo!
ThenI
werde
willwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
und
andhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
leute
peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting
geld
money?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
tun
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
und
andthenIshallhave
zeit
timetothinkwhatIam
meisten
mostinwantof.
Thatis
ein
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
wenn
ifyouwerereallyto
sparen
saveoutofthemoneyIgiveyou,
und
andthenreallybuysomethingforyourself.
Aber
Butifyouspenditallon
das
thehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
bezahlen
payupagain.
NORA.
Oh
aber
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
es
it,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
eine
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
eine
adealofmoney.
Onewouldhardly
glauben
believehowexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!
NORA.
It’s
eine
ashametosaythat.
Ido
wirklich
reallysaveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
sehr
verytrue,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
retten
saveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
und
andhappily].
Youhaven’tany
ahnung
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
und
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
eine
anoddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
vater
father.
Youalwaysfindsomenew
weg
wayofwheedlingmoneyoutof
mir
me,and,assoonasyouhavegot
es
it,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nie
neverknowwhereithas
gegangen
gone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
blut
blood;
forindeeditis
wahr
truethatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
viele
manyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Und
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysweetlittleskylark.
Aber
But,doyouknow,itstrikesme
dass
thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
heute
today?
NORA.