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A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
e
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,a
porta
doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Tra
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
una
adoor,andbeyondit
una
awindow.
Nearthewindoware
un
aroundtable,arm-chairsand
un
asmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,another
porta
door;
andonthesame
lato
side,nearerthefootlights,astove,
due
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
tra
betweenthestoveandthe
porta
door,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
un
acabinetwithchinaand
altri
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
I
Thefloorsarecarpeted,and
un
afireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Una
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwards
la
thedoorisheardto
aprire
open.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
e
andinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
e
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthetabletothe
destra
right.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besure
i
thechildrendonotseeituntilthisevening,
quando
whenitisdressed.
[To
la
thePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
No,
tieni
keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
ringrazia
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORAshuts
la
thedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
e
andcoat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
e
andeatsoneortwo;
then
va
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
porta
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
che
thatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
aprire
openingsomeoftheparcels].
Sì
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
piccolo
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Sì
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcome
casa
home?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Puts
la
thebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
e
andwipeshermouth.]Comein
qui
here,Torvald,andseewhatI
ho
havebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
Un
[Alittlelater,heopens
la
thedoorandlooksinto
la
theroom,peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?
Tutte
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
piccolo
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney
di nuovo
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,thisyearwe
davvero
reallycanletourselvesgo
un
alittle.
Thisisthe
primo
firstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
sai
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Sì
Yes,Torvald,wemaybe
un
aweebitmorereckless
ora
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
avrai
haveabigsalaryandearnlots
e
andlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Sì
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
ma
butthenitwillbe
un
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
wecanborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
e
andtakesherplayfullyby
la
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,
ora
now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
oggi
today,andyouspentit
tutte
allintheChristmasweek,
e
andthenonNewYear’sEve
un
aslatefellonmy
testa
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
dire
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,suppose
che
thathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
che
thatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
soldi
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
ma
butwhataboutthepeople
che
whohadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Chi
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
dovrei
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
come
likeawoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
sai
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
Therecanbe
non
nofreedomorbeautyabout
una
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
e
anddebt.
Wetwohave
mantenuto
keptbravelyonthestraightroadso
finora
far,andwewillgoon
il
thesamewayfortheshort
tempo
timelongerthatthereneedbe
qualsiasi
anystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowards
la
thestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Vieni
Come,come,mylittleskylark
deve
mustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
questo
this!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkI
abbia
havegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Soldi
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
pensi
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Dieci
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,thankyou,Torvald;
thatwillkeepme
andare
goingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
deve
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,itwill.
Ma
Butcomehereandletme
mostri
showyouwhatIhave
comprato
bought.
Andallsocheap!
Guarda
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
e
andasword;
andahorse
e
andatrumpetforBob;
e
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyareveryplain,
ma
butanywayshewillsoonbreaktheminpieces.
E
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
le
themaids;
oldAnneought
davvero
reallytohavesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
E
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Non
No,no!
youmustn’tseethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Very
bene
well.
Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittleperson,what
vorresti
wouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sicuro
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Yes,
ma
butyoumust.
Tellme
qualcosa
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
avere
have.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’t
pensare
thinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
e
andwithoutraisinghereyestohis].
Se
Ifyoureallywanttogiveme
qualcosa
something,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Well,
fuori
outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
potresti
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyoucanafford;
e
andthenoneofthesedaysIwillbuy
qualcosa
somethingwithit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
caro
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
e
andhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
divertente
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
persone
peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting
soldi
money?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
facciamo
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
e
andthenIshallhave
tempo
timetothinkwhatIam
più
mostinwantof.
Thatis
un
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
se
ifyouwerereallyto
risparmiare
saveoutofthemoneyI
do
giveyou,andthenreally
comprare
buysomethingforyourself.
But
se
ifyouspenditallon
le
thehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
pagare
payupagain.
NORA.
Oh
ma
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,my
cara
dearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
un
asweetlittlespendthrift,butshe
usa
usesupadealof
soldi
money.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
quanto
howexpensivesuchlittlepersons
siano
are!
NORA.
It’sashametosaythat.
Ido
davvero
reallysaveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’sverytrue,—allyoucan.
Ma
Butyoucan’tsaveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
e
andhappily].
Youhaven’tany
idea
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
e
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
un
anoddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
padre
father.
Youalwaysfindsome
nuovo
newwayofwheedlingmoneyoutofme,
e
and,assoonasyou
hai
havegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
Younever
sa
knowwhereithasgone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
sei
are.
Itisinthe
sangue
blood;
forindeeditis
vero
truethatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
molte
manyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
E
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,my
dolce
sweetlittleskylark.
But,doyou
sapete
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
oggi
today?
NORA.