ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
és
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.Atthe
hátsó
back,adoortothejobb
rightleadstotheentrance-hall,másik
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.Között
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
egy
adoor,andbeyonditegy
awindow.Nearthewindoware
egy
aroundtable,arm-chairsandegy
asmallsofa.Intheright-handwall,atthefarther
végén
end,anotherdoor;andonthesame
oldalon
side,nearerthefootlights,astove,két
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;között
betweenthestoveandtheajtó
door,asmalltable.Engravingsonthewalls;
egy
acabinetwithchinaandmás
othersmallobjects;asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
és
andafireburnsinthestove.Itiswinter.
Egy
Abellringsinthehall;shortlyafterwardsthe
ajtó
doorisheardtoopen.EnterNORA,hummingatune
és
andinhighspirits.Sheisinoutdoordress
és
andcarriesanumberofparcels;ezeket
theseshelaysonthetabletothejobb
right.NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
gyerekek
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,amikor
whenitisdressed.[To
a
thePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
egy
ashilling.No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanks
neki
her,andgoesout.NORAshutsthe
ajtót
door.Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
és
andcoat.Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
és
andeatsoneortwo;thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’sdoor
és
andlistens.]Yes,heisa
in.HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmy
kis
littlelarktwitteringoutthere?NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Igen
Yes,itis!HELMER.
Isitmy
kis
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?NORA.
Igen
Yes!HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
jött
comehome?NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
és
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,és
andseewhatIhavevettem
bought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[Alittle
később
later,heopensthedoorés
andlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]Bought,didyoumondtad
say?Allthesethings?
Hasmy
kis
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoneymegint
again?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,thisyearwe
tényleg
reallycanletourselvesgoegy
alittle.Thisisthe
első
firstChristmasthatwehavenotkell
neededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Still,you
tudod
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.NORA.
Igen
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeegy
aweebitmorerecklessmost
now,mayn’twe?Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
lesz
haveabigsalaryandearnlotsés
andlotsofmoney.HELMER.
Igen
Yes,aftertheNewYear;de
butthenitwillbeegy
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
wecanborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
és
andtakesherplayfullybya
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!Suppose,now,
hogy
thatIborrowedfiftypoundsma
today,andyouspentitallintheChristmashéten
week,andthenonNewYear’sEveegy
aslatefellonmyheadés
andkilledme,and—.NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’tsay
ilyen
suchhorridthings.HELMER.
Still,suppose
hogy
thathappened,—whatthen?NORA.
Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshould
érdekelne
carewhetherIowedmoneyvagy
ornot.HELMER.
Yes,butwhataboutthepeople
akik
whohadlentit?NORA.
Ők
They?Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
kellene
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.HELMER.
Thatis
mint
likeawoman!Butseriously,Nora,you
tudod
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.Nincs
Nodebt,noborrowing.There
lehet
canbenofreedomorbeautyaboutegy
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowingés
anddebt.Wetwohavekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
és
andwewillgoonthesameutat
wayfortheshorttimelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Come,come,my
kis
littleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.Whatis
ez
this!Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
gondolsz
thinkIhavegothere?NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Pénz
Money!HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’t
tudom
knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?NORA.
[counting].
Tíz
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!Thankyou,
köszönöm
thankyou,Torvald;thatwill
tartani
keepmegoingforasokáig
longtime.HELMER.
Indeeditmust.
NORA.
Igen
Yes,yes,itwill.But
gyere
comehereandletmeshowyouwhatIhavevettem
bought.Andallsocheap!
Look,
itt
hereisanewsuitforIvar,és
andasword;andahorse
és
andatrumpetforBob;és
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyarenagyon
veryplain,butanywayshefogja
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.És
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;öreg
oldAnneoughtreallytokellene
havesomethingbetter.HELMER.
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Nem
No,no!youmustn’tseethatuntil
ezt
thisevening.HELMER.
Verywell.
De
Butnowtellme,youextravagantkis
littleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
biztos
sureIdon’twantanything.HELMER.
Igen
Yes,butyoumust.Tellme
valami
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketohave.NORA.
Nem
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.HELMER.
Nos
Well?NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
és
andwithoutraisinghereyestohis].Ha
Ifyoureallywanttoadni
givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.HELMER.
Nos
Well,outwithit!NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
adsz
givememoney,Torvald.Onlyjustasmuchasyoucanafford;
és
andthenoneofthesedaysIwillveszek
buysomethingwithit.HELMER.
De
But,Nora—.NORA.
Oh,do!
kedves
dearTorvald;please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupin
gyönyörű
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitontheChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbe
szórakoztató
fun?HELMER.
Whatarelittlepeoplecalled
hogy
thatarealwayswastingmoney?NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
tudom
know.Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
és
andthenIshallhavetimetothinkwhatIamleginkább
mostinwantof.Thatis
egy
averysensibleplan,isn’tez
it?HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
ha
ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthemoneyIadok
giveyou,andthenreallybuysomethingforyourself.De
Butifyouspenditallonthehousekeepingés
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelykell
havetopayupagain.NORA.
Oh
de
but,Torvald—.HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,my
drága
dearlittleNora.[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
egy
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupegy
adealofmoney.Onewouldhardly
elhinni
believehowexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!NORA.
It’sashametosaythat.
Ido
tényleg
reallysaveallIcan.HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
nagyon
verytrue,—allyoucan.Butyoucan’tsave
semmit
anything!NORA.
[smilingquietlyandhappily].
Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
és
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youare
egy
anoddlittlesoul.Verylikeyourfather.
You
mindig
alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedlingpénzt
moneyoutofme,and,assoonasyouhavegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.You
sosem
neverknowwhereithasgone.Still,one
kell
musttakeyouasyouvagy
are.Itisinthe
vérben
blood;forindeeditis
igaz
truethatyoucaninheritezeket
thesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,IwishI
volna
hadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.HELMER.
És
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobebármi
anythingbutjustwhatyouvagy
are,mysweetlittleskylark.De
But,doyouknow,itstrikesmehogy
thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasyma
today?NORA.