ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
nyaman
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.At
yang
theback,adoortoyang
therightleadstotheentrance-hall,lain
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.Antara
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano
piano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand
dinding
wallisadoor,andbeyonditajendela
window.Nearthewindowarea
bulat
roundtable,arm-chairsandakecil
smallsofa.Intheright-hand
dinding
wall,atthefartherend,lain
anotherdoor;andonthe
sama
sameside,nearerthefootlights,sebuah
astove,twoeasychairsdan
andarocking-chair;betweenthe
kompor
stoveandthedoor,akecil
smalltable.Engravingsonthewalls;
a
lemari
cabinetwithchinaandotherkecil
smallobjects;asmallbook-case
dengan
withwell-boundbooks.Thefloorsarecarpeted,
dan
andafireburnsinthekompor
stove.Itiswinter.
A
lonceng
bellringsinthehall;tak lama
shortlyafterwardsthedoorisheardtoterbuka
open.EnterNORA,humminga
lagu
tuneandinhighspirits.Sheisin
luar
outdoordressandcarriesanumberofparcels;ini
theseshelaysonthemeja
tabletotheright.NORA.
Hidethe
Natal
ChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.Besurethe
anak
childrendonotseeitsampai
untilthisevening,whenitisberpakaian
dressed.[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]
Berapa
Howmuch?PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Ada
Thereisashilling.No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanksher,
dan
andgoesout.NORAshutsthedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
topi
hatandcoat.Shetakesa
paket
packetofmacaroonsfromherpocketdan
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.
Whendidmy
tupai
squirrelcomehome?NORA.
Justnow.
[Puts
yang
thebagofmacaroonsintoherpocketdan
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinsini
here,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebeli
bought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[Alittle
kemudian
later,heopensthedoordan
andlooksintotheroom,pena
peninhand.]Bought,didyoukatakan
say?Allthesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeen
membuang
wastingmoneyagain?NORA.
Yes
tapi
but,Torvald,thisyearwereallybisa
canletourselvesgoasedikit
little.Thisisthefirst
Natal
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Still,you
tahu
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.NORA.
Ya
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweesedikit
bitmorerecklessnow,mayn’tkita
we?Justatinywee
sedikit
bit!Youaregoingto
memiliki
haveabigsalaryandmendapatkan
earnlotsandlotsofuang
money.HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Baru
NewYear;butthenit
akan
willbeawholequartersebelum
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
timelongerthatthereneedbeanyperjuangan
struggle.NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Datang
Come,come,mylittleskylarkharus
mustnotdroopherwings.Whatis
ini
this!Ismylittlesquirreloutof
marah
temper?[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,hereisanewsetelan
suitforIvar,andapedang
sword;andahorseanda
terompet
trumpetforBob;anda
boneka
dollanddolly’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,youmewah
extravagantlittleperson,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.Onlyjustasmuchasyoucan
mampu
afford;andthenoneof
ini
thesedaysIwillbuysesuatu
somethingwithit.HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
tersayang
dearTorvald;please,pleasedo!
ThenI
akan
willwrapitupinindah
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitonyang
theChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbe
menyenangkan
fun?HELMER.
Whatarelittle
orang
peoplecalledthatarealwaysmembuang
wastingmoney?NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Mari
Letusdoasyousarankan
suggest,Torvald,andthenIshallmemiliki
havetimetothinkwhatIampaling
mostinwantof.Thatisa
sangat
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?HELMER.
[smiling].
Memang
Indeeditis—thatistosay,jika
ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofyang
themoneyIgiveyou,dan
andthenreallybuysomethingforyourself.Tapi
Butifyouspenditallonyang
thehousekeepingandanynumberofperlu
unnecessarythings,thenImerelyhavetomembayar
payupagain.NORA.
Oh
tapi
but,Torvald—.HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sa
manis
sweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupadealofuang
money.Onewouldhardlybelieve
betapa
howexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!NORA.
It’sa
memalukan
shametosaythat.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.
Youarean
aneh
oddlittlesoul.Verylikeyourfather.
You
selalu
alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedlinguang
moneyoutofme,and,assegera
soonasyouhavegotit,itseemstomeleleh
meltinyourhands.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.