ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
dan
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.At
yang
theback,adoortoyang
therightleadstotheentrance-hall,lain
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.Antara
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
pintu
door,andbeyonditawindow.Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
dan
andasmallsofa.In
yang
theright-handwall,atthefartherujung
end,anotherdoor;andon
yang
thesameside,nearerthefootlights,sebuah
astove,twoeasychairsdan
andarocking-chair;betweenthestove
dan
andthedoor,asmalltable.Engravingsonthewalls;
acabinet
dengan
withchinaandothersmallobjects;sebuah
asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.Thefloorsarecarpeted,
dan
andafireburnsinthestove.Itiswinter.
Sebuah
Abellringsinthehall;shortlyafterwardsthe
pintu
doorisheardtoopen.EnterNORA,hummingatune
dan
andinhighspirits.Sheisinoutdoordress
dan
andcarriesanumberofparcels;ini
theseshelaysonthetabletotheright.NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
anak
childrendonotseeitsampai
untilthisevening,whenitisdressed.[TothePORTER,
mengambil
takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Ada
Thereisashilling.No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanksher,
dan
andgoesout.NORAshutsthedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
dan
andcoat.Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
dan
andeatsoneortwo;then
pergi
goescautiouslytoherhusband’spintu
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.HELMER.
[calls
keluar
outfromhisroom].Is
itu
thatmylittlelarktwitteringluar
outthere?NORA.
[busyopening
beberapa
someoftheparcels].Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
kecil
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?NORA.
Ya
Yes!HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcome
pulang
home?NORA.
Justnow.
[Puts
yang
thebagofmacaroonsintoherpocketdan
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinsini
here,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebeli
bought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[Alittle
kemudian
later,heopensthedoordan
andlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]Bought,didyoukatakan
say?Allthesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
uang
moneyagain?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
ini
thisyearwereallycanmembiarkan
letourselvesgoalittle.Ini
ThisisthefirstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Still,you
tahu
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.NORA.
Ya
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweesedikit
bitmorerecklessnow,mayn’tkita
we?Justatinywee
sedikit
bit!Youaregoingto
memiliki
haveabigsalaryandearnlotsdan
andlotsofmoney.HELMER.
Ya
Yes,aftertheNewYear;tapi
butthenitwillbeawholequartersebelum
beforethesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
we
bisa
canborrowuntilthen.HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
dan
andtakesherplayfullybyyang
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!Suppose,
sekarang
now,thatIborrowedfiftypoundshari
today,andyouspentitsemua
allintheChristmasweek,dan
andthenonNewYear’sEveaslatejatuh
fellonmyheadandmembunuh
killedme,and—.NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
katakan
saysuchhorridthings.HELMER.
Still,suppose
itu
thathappened,—whatthen?NORA.
If
itu
thatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIharus
shouldcarewhetherIoweduang
moneyornot.HELMER.
Yes,
tapi
butwhataboutthepeoplewhohadlentit?NORA.
Mereka
They?Whowouldbotherabout
mereka
them?Ishouldnotknow
siapa
whotheywere.HELMER.
Thatis
seperti
likeawoman!Butseriously,Nora,you
tahu
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.Tidak
Nodebt,noborrowing.Therecanbe
tidak
nofreedomorbeautyaboutarumah
homelifethatdependsonborrowingdan
anddebt.Wetwohave
tetap
keptbravelyonthestraightroadsosejauh
far,andwewillgoonthesama
samewayfortheshortwaktu
timelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Datang
Come,come,mylittleskylarkharus
mustnotdroopherwings.Whatis
ini
this!Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkI
punya
havegothere?NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Uang
Money!HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Givesher
beberapa
somemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’ttahu
knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?NORA.
[counting].
Sepuluh
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!Thankyou,
terima kasih
thankyou,Torvald;thatwillkeepmegoingfora
lama
longtime.HELMER.
Indeedit
harus
must.NORA.
Yes,yes,it
akan
will.Butcomehereandletme
menunjukkan
showyouwhatIhavebeli
bought.Andallsocheap!
Lihat
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,dan
andasword;andahorse
dan
andatrumpetforBob;dan
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyaresangat
veryplain,butanywaysheakan
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.Dan
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;tua
oldAnneoughtreallytomemiliki
havesomethingbetter.HELMER.
Andwhatisin
ini
thisparcel?NORA.
[cryingout].
Tidak
No,no!youmustn’tsee
itu
thatuntilthisevening.HELMER.
Verywell.
Tapi
Butnowtellme,youextravagantkecil
littleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
yakin
sureIdon’twantanything.HELMER.
Ya
Yes,butyoumust.Tellme
sesuatu
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketohave.NORA.
Tidak
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
dengan
withhiscoatbuttons,andtanpa
withoutraisinghereyestohis].Jika
Ifyoureallywanttogivemesesuatu
something,youmight—youmight—.HELMER.
Nah
Well,outwithit!NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmightgiveme
uang
money,Torvald.Onlyjustasmuchasyoucanafford;
dan
andthenoneofthesedaysIakan
willbuysomethingwithit.HELMER.
Tapi
But,Nora—.NORA.
Oh,do!
tersayang
dearTorvald;please,pleasedo!
ThenI
akan
willwrapitupinindah
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitonyang
theChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbe
menyenangkan
fun?HELMER.
Whatarelittle
orang
peoplecalledthatarealwayswastinguang
money?NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
dan
andthenIshallhavewaktu
timetothinkwhatIampaling
mostinwantof.Thatisa
sangat
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
jika
ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofyang
themoneyIgiveyou,dan
andthenreallybuysomethingforyourself.Tapi
Butifyouspenditallonyang
thehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhavetomembayar
payupagain.NORA.
Oh
tapi
but,Torvald—.HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sa
manis
sweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupadealofuang
money.Onewouldhardlybelieve
betapa
howexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!NORA.
It’sashameto
mengatakan
saythat.Idoreally
menyelamatkan
saveallIcan.HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
sangat
verytrue,—allyoucan.Butyoucan’t
menyelamatkan
saveanything!NORA.
[smilingquietly
dan
andhappily].Youhaven’tany
tahu
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarksdan
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youareanodd
kecil
littlesoul.Verylikeyourfather.
You
selalu
alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedlinguang
moneyoutofme,and,assegera
soonasyouhavegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.You
pernah
neverknowwhereithaspergi
gone.Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
darah
blood;forindeeditis
benar
truethatyoucaninheritini
thesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,I
berharap
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.HELMER.
Dan
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mymanis
sweetlittleskylark.But,doyou
tahu
know,itstrikesmethatyouaremelihat
lookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasyhari
today?NORA.