ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
आराम
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.Atthe
पीछे
back,adoortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sअध्ययन
study.Betweenthedoorsstands
एक
apiano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand
दीवार
wallisadoor,andbeyonditएक
awindow.Nearthewindoware
एक
aroundtable,arm-chairsandएक
asmallsofa.Intheright-hand
दीवार
wall,atthefartherend,anotherdoor;और
andonthesameside,nearerthefootlights,एक
astove,twoeasychairsऔर
andarocking-chair;betweenthe
स्टोव
stoveandthedoor,asmalltable.Engravingsonthewalls;
एक
acabinetwithchinaandअन्य
othersmallobjects;asmallbook-case
साथ
withwell-boundbooks.Thefloorsarecarpeted,
और
andafireburnsintheस्टोव
stove.Itiswinter.
A
घंटी
bellringsinthehall;shortly
बाद
afterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.प्रवेश
EnterNORA,hummingatuneऔर
andinhighspirits.Sheisin
आउटडोर
outdoordressandcarriesanumberofparcels;theseshelaysonthe
मेज
tabletotheright.NORA.
Hide
को
theChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.Be
सुनिश्चित
surethechildrendonotदेखते
seeituntilthisevening,जब
whenitisdressed.[TothePORTER,takingouther
पर्स
purse.]Howmuch?PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
वहाँ
Thereisashilling.No,keepthe
परिवर्तन
change.[ThePORTERthanksher,
और
andgoesout.NORAshutsthe
दरवाजा
door.Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
टोपी
hatandcoat.Shetakesa
पैकेट
packetofmacaroonsfromherजेब
pocketandeatsoneorदो
two;thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’sdoor
और
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.HELMER.
[calls
बाहर
outfromhisroom].Is
जो
thatmylittlelarktwitteringबाहर
outthere?NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Yes,it
है
is!HELMER.
Isitmylittle
गिलहरी
squirrelbustlingabout?NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmy
गिलहरी
squirrelcomehome?NORA.
Justnow.
[Puts
को
thebagofmacaroonsintoherजेब
pocketandwipeshermouth.]आओ
Comeinhere,Torvald,andseewhatIहै
havebought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
मुझे
me.[Alittlelater,heopensthe
दरवाजा
doorandlooksintotheकमरे
room,peninhand.]Bought,didyouकहा
say?Allthesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney
फिर
again?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
इस
thisyearwereallycanजाने
letourselvesgoalittle.यह
ThisisthefirstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Still,you
जानते
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.NORA.
Yes,Torvald,wemaybe
एक
aweebitmorerecklessअब
now,mayn’twe?Justa
छोटे
tinyweebit!Youaregoingto
पास
haveabigsalaryandearnlotsऔर
andlotsofmoney.HELMER.
Yes,
बाद
aftertheNewYear;butthenit
जाएगा
willbeawholequarterपहले
beforethesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
wecan
उधार
borrowuntilthen.HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
और
andtakesherplayfullybytheकान
ear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!मान लीजिए
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypoundsआज
today,andyouspentitसब
allintheChristmasweek,और
andthenonNewYear’sपूर्व संध्या
Eveaslatefellonmyसिर
headandkilledme,and—.NORA.
[puttingherhands
पर
overhismouth].Oh!
don’tsaysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,
मान लीजिए
supposethathappened,—whatthen?NORA.
यदि
Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIचाहिए
shouldcarewhetherIowedmoneyया
ornot.HELMER.
Yes,butwhat
बारे
aboutthepeoplewhohadlentइसे
it?NORA.
They?
Whowouldbother
बारे
aboutthem?Ishouldnot
पता
knowwhotheywere.HELMER.
Thatis
तरह
likeawoman!Butseriously,Nora,you
जानते
knowwhatIthinkaboutकि
that.Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
सकता
canbenofreedomorसौंदर्य
beautyaboutahomelifeजो
thatdependsonborrowingandऋण
debt.Wetwohavekept
बहादुरी
bravelyonthestraightroadsoतक
far,andwewillgoontheउसी
samewayfortheshortसमय
timelongerthatthereneedbeकिसी
anystruggle.NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
आओ
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.Whatis
यह
this!Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthis
पर्स
purse.]Nora,whatdoyouलगता
thinkIhavegothere?NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
पैसे
Money!HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Givesher
कुछ
somemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’tपता
knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?NORA.
[counting].
दस
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!Thankyou,
धन्यवाद
thankyou,Torvald;thatwillkeepmegoingfora
लंबे समय
longtime.HELMER.
Indeeditmust.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
होगा
will.ButcomehereandletmeshowyouwhatI
है
havebought.Andallsocheap!
देखो
Look,hereisanewसूट
suitforIvar,andaतलवार
sword;andahorseand
एक
atrumpetforBob;and
एक
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyareबहुत
veryplain,butanywayshewillजल्द ही
soonbreaktheminpieces.और
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;oldAnneought
वास्तव
reallytohavesomethingbetter.HELMER.
और
Andwhatisinthisपार्सल
parcel?NORA.
[cryingout].
No,
नहीं
no!youmustn’tseethat
तक
untilthisevening.HELMER.
Very
तरह
well.Butnowtellme,you
असाधारण
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
यकीन
sureIdon’twantanything.HELMER.
Yes,
लेकिन
butyoumust.Tellme
कुछ
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketohave.NORA.
नहीं
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
साथ
withhiscoatbuttons,andwithoutraisinghereyestoउसकी
his].Ifyoureallywanttogiveme
कुछ
something,youmight—youmight—.HELMER.
Well,
बाहर
outwithit!NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
दे
givememoney,Torvald.Onlyjustasmuchasyoucanafford;
और
andthenoneofthesedaysIwillbuyकुछ
somethingwithit.HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,
करो
do!dearTorvald;
please,please
करो
do!ThenIwillwrapitupin
सुंदर
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitontheक्रिसमस
ChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbe
मज़ेदार
fun?HELMER.
Whatarelittle
लोगों
peoplecalledthatarealwayswastingपैसे
money?NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letusdoasyou
सुझाव
suggest,Torvald,andthenIshallहै
havetimetothinkwhatIamसबसे
mostinwantof.Thatis
एक
averysensibleplan,isn’tयह
it?HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
कहना
say,ifyouwerereallytoबचाने
saveoutofthemoneyIदे
giveyou,andthenreallyखरीदने
buysomethingforyourself.But
अगर
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeepingऔर
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenIकेवल
merelyhavetopayupफिर
again.NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
अस्वीकार
denyit,mydearlittleNora.[Putshis
बांह
armroundherwaist.]It’sएक
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupएक
adealofmoney.Onewouldhardly
विश्वास
believehowexpensivesuchlittlepersonsहैं
are!NORA.
It’sashameto
कहना
saythat.Idoreally
बचाने
saveallIcan.HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
बहुत
verytrue,—allyoucan.Butyoucan’t
बचा
saveanything!NORA.
[smilingquietly
और
andhappily].Youhaven’tany
विचार
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarksऔर
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youare
एक
anoddlittlesoul.Very
तरह
likeyourfather.Youalways
मिल
findsomenewwayofwheedlingपैसे
moneyoutofme,and,assoonasyouहै
havegotit,itseemstoपिघल
meltinyourhands.Younever
जानते
knowwhereithasgone.Still,one
चाहिए
musttakeyouasyouare.Itisinthe
खून
blood;forindeeditis
सच
truethatyoucaninheritइन
thesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,I
काश
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.HELMER.
और
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeकुछ
anythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysweetछोटे
littleskylark.But,doyou
जानते
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratherअसहज
uneasytoday?NORA.