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
and
tastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,a
porta
door
totherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Tra
Between
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
una
a
door,andbeyondit
una
a
window.
Nearthewindoware
un
a
roundtable,arm-chairsand
un
a
smallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,another
porta
door
;
andonthesame
lato
side
,nearerthefootlights,astove,
due
two
easychairsandarocking-chair;
tra
between
thestoveandthe
porta
door
,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
un
a
cabinetwithchinaand
altri
other
smallobjects;
asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
I
The
floorsarecarpeted,and
un
a
fireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Una
A
bellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwards
la
the
doorisheardto
aprire
open
.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
e
and
inhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
e
and
carriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthetabletothe
destra
right
.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besure
i
the
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,
quando
when
itisdressed.
[To
la
the
PORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
No,
tieni
keep
thechange.
[ThePORTER
ringrazia
thanks
her,andgoesout.
NORAshuts
la
the
door.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
e
and
coat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
e
and
eatsoneortwo;
then
va
goes
cautiouslytoherhusband’s
porta
door
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
che
that
mylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
aprire
opening
someoftheparcels].
Yes
,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
piccolo
little
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Yes
!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcome
casa
home
?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Puts
la
the
bagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
e
and
wipeshermouth.]Comein
qui
here
,Torvald,andseewhatI
ho
have
bought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
Un
[A
littlelater,heopens
la
the
doorandlooksinto
la
the
room,peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?
Tutte
All
thesethings?
Hasmy
piccolo
little
spendthriftbeenwastingmoney
di nuovo
again
?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,thisyearwe
davvero
really
canletourselvesgo
un
a
little.
Thisisthe
primo
first
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
sai
know
,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes
,Torvald,wemaybe
un
a
weebitmorereckless
ora
now
,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
avrai
have
abigsalaryandearnlots
e
and
lotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Yes
,aftertheNewYear;
ma
but
thenitwillbe
un
a
wholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
wecanborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
e
and
takesherplayfullyby
la
the
ear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,
ora
now
,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
oggi
today
,andyouspentit
tutte
all
intheChristmasweek,
e
and
thenonNewYear’sEve
un
a
slatefellonmy
testa
head
andkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
dire
say
suchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,suppose
che
that
happened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
che
that
weretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
soldi
money
ornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
ma
but
whataboutthepeople
che
who
hadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Chi
Who
wouldbotheraboutthem?
I
dovrei
should
notknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
come
like
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
sai
know
whatIthinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
Therecanbe
non
no
freedomorbeautyabout
una
a
homelifethatdependsonborrowing
e
and
debt.
Wetwohave
mantenuto
kept
bravelyonthestraightroadso
finora
far
,andwewillgoon
il
the
samewayfortheshort
tempo
time
longerthatthereneedbe
qualsiasi
any
struggle.
NORA.
[movingtowards
la
the
stove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Vieni
Come
,come,mylittleskylark
deve
must
notdroopherwings.
Whatis
questo
this
!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkI
abbia
have
gothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Soldi
Money
!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
pensi
think
Idon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Dieci
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,thankyou,Torvald;
thatwillkeepme
andare
going
foralongtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
deve
must
.
NORA.
Yes,yes,itwill.
Ma
But
comehereandletme
mostri
show
youwhatIhave
comprato
bought
.
Andallsocheap!
Guarda
Look
,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
e
and
asword;
andahorse
e
and
atrumpetforBob;
e
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyareveryplain,
ma
but
anywayshewillsoonbreaktheminpieces.
E
And
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
le
the
maids;
oldAnneought
davvero
really
tohavesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
E
And
whatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Non
No
,no!
youmustn’tseethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Very
bene
well
.
Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittleperson,what
vorresti
would
youlikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sicuro
sure
Idon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Yes,
ma
but
youmust.
Tellme
qualcosa
something
reasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
avere
have
.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’t
pensare
think
ofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
e
and
withoutraisinghereyestohis].
Se
If
youreallywanttogiveme
qualcosa
something
,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Well,
fuori
out
withit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
potresti
might
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyoucanafford;
e
and
thenoneofthesedaysIwillbuy
qualcosa
something
withit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
caro
dear
Torvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
e
and
hangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
divertente
fun
?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
persone
people
calledthatarealwayswasting
soldi
money
?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
facciamo
do
asyousuggest,Torvald,
e
and
thenIshallhave
tempo
time
tothinkwhatIam
più
most
inwantof.
Thatis
un
a
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
se
if
youwerereallyto
risparmiare
save
outofthemoneyI
do
give
you,andthenreally
comprare
buy
somethingforyourself.
But
se
if
youspenditallon
le
the
housekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
pagare
pay
upagain.
NORA.
Oh
ma
but
,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,my
cara
dear
littleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
un
a
sweetlittlespendthrift,butshe
usa
uses
upadealof
soldi
money
.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
quanto
how
expensivesuchlittlepersons
siano
are
!
NORA.
It’sashametosaythat.
Ido
davvero
really
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’sverytrue,—allyoucan.
Ma
But
youcan’tsaveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
e
and
happily].
Youhaven’tany
idea
idea
howmanyexpensesweskylarks
e
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
un
an
oddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
padre
father
.
Youalwaysfindsome
nuovo
new
wayofwheedlingmoneyoutofme,
e
and
,assoonasyou
hai
have
gotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
Younever
sa
know
whereithasgone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
sei
are
.
Itisinthe
sangue
blood
;
forindeeditis
vero
true
thatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
molte
many
ofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
E
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,my
dolce
sweet
littleskylark.
But,doyou
sapete
know
,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
oggi
today
?
NORA.