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

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

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
bequem
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,
eine
adoortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Zwischen
Betweenthedoorsstandsa
klavier
piano.
Inthemiddleof
der
theleft-handwallisadoor,
und
andbeyonditawindow.
Near
der
thewindowarearound
tisch
table,arm-chairsandasmall
sofa
sofa.
Intheright-handwall,at
der
thefartherend,anotherdoor;
und
andonthesameside,
näher
nearerthefootlights,astove,
zwei
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
zwischen
betweenthestoveandthedoor,
ein
asmalltable.
Engravingson
den
thewalls;
acabinetwith
porzellan
chinaandothersmallobjects;
ein
asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Die
Thefloorsarecarpeted,and
ein
afireburnsinthe
herd
stove.
Itiswinter.
A
glocke
bellringsinthehall;
kurz
shortlyafterwardsthedoorisheardto
öffnet
open.
EnterNORA,humminga
melodie
tuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoor
kleid
dressandcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshe
legt
laysonthetableto
den
theright.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Be
sicher
surethechildrendonot
sehen
seeituntilthisevening,
wenn
whenitisdressed.
[To
die
thePORTER,takingouther
handtasche
purse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
Nein
No,keepthechange.
[The
Porter
PORTERthanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
schließt
shutsthedoor.
Sheis
lacht
laughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
hut
hatandcoat.
Shetakes
ein
apacketofmacaroonsfromher
tasche
pocketandeatsoneor
zwei
two;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’sdoor
und
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmylittle
lerche
larktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
öffnen
openingsomeoftheparcels].
Ja
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmylittle
eichhörnchen
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmy
eichhörnchen
squirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Just
jetzt
now.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
und
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
und
andseewhatIhave
gekauft
bought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
Ein
[Alittlelater,heopensthedoor
und
andlooksintotheroom,penin
hand
hand.]Bought,didyousay?
Allthesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeen
verschwendet
wastingmoneyagain?
NORA.
Yes
aber
but,Torvald,thisyearwe
wirklich
reallycanletourselvesgo
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
haveabigsalaryand
verdienen
earnlotsandlotsof
geld
money.
HELMER.
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
aber
butthenitwillbe
ein
awholequarterbeforethe
gehalt
salaryisdue.
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’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherI
schuldete
owedmoneyornot.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,butwhataboutthepeoplewhohadlent
es
it?
NORA.
They?
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
sollte
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatislike
eine
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
No
schulden
debt,noborrowing.
Therecanbeno
freiheit
freedomorbeautyaboutahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
und
anddebt.
Wetwohavekept
mutig
bravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
und
andwewillgoon
die
thesamewayforthe
kurze
shorttimelongerthatthereneedbeany
kampf
struggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
Folge
[followingher].
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatisthis!
Ismylittle
eichhörnchen
squirreloutoftemper?
[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;
anda
pferd
horseandatrumpetforBob;
und
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
sehr
veryplain,butanywayshe
wird
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Und
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
die
themaids;
oldAnneought
wirklich
reallytohavesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Und
Andwhatisinthis
paket
parcel?
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
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
besonders
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
Nein
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
willwrapitupinbeautifulgilt
papier
paperandhangiton
den
theChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
leute
peoplecalledthatarealways
verschwenden
wastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Lassen
Letusdoasyou
vorschlagen
suggest,Torvald,andthenIshall
haben
havetimetothinkwhatIam
meisten
mostinwantof.
Thatis
ein
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Tat
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
wenn
ifyouwerereallyto
sparen
saveoutofthemoneyIgiveyou,
und
andthenreallybuysomethingforyourself.
Aber
Butifyouspenditallon
das
thehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
bezahlen
payupagain.
NORA.
Oh
aber
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
leugnen
denyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
eine
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
eine
adealofmoney.
Onewould
kaum
hardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!
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—rather
unruhig
uneasytoday?
NORA.