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A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
comodamente
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,a
porta
doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleft
porta
leadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Between
le
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthe
centro
middleoftheleft-handwallis
una
adoor,andbeyondit
una
awindow.
Nearthewindoware
un
aroundtable,arm-chairsand
un
asmallsofa.
Intheright-hand
parete
wall,atthefartherend,another
porta
door;
andonthesame
lato
side,nearerthefootlights,a
stufa
stove,twoeasychairsand
una
arocking-chair;
betweenthestove
e
andthedoor,asmall
tavolo
table.
Engravingsonthewalls;
un
acabinetwithchinaand
altri
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
I
Thefloorsarecarpeted,and
un
afireburnsinthe
stufa
stove.
Itiswinter.
A
campana
bellringsinthehall;
shortly
dopo
afterwardsthedoorisheardto
aprire
open.
EnterNORA,humminga
melodia
tuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisin
all'aperto
outdoordressandcarriesa
numero
numberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthe
tavolo
tabletotheright.
NORA.
Nascondi
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,asshetakesoffher
cappello
hatandcoat.
Shetakesa
pacchetto
packetofmacaroonsfromher
tasca
pocketandeatsoneor
due
two;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’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.
Whendidmy
scoiattolo
squirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Just
ora
now.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoher
tasca
pocketandwipeshermouth.]
Vieni
Comeinhere,Torvald,and
vedi
seewhatIhavebought.
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
haveabigsalaryand
guadagnerai
earnlotsandlotsof
soldi
money.
HELMER.
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
ma
butthenitwillbe
un
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
wecanborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
e
andtakesherplayfullyby
la
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Supponiamo
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
oggi
today,andyouspentit
tutte
allintheChristmasweek,
e
andthenonNewYear’s
Vigilia
Eveaslatefellonmy
testa
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
dire
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,
supponiamo
supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
che
thatweretohappen,Idon’t
suppongo
supposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
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
thesamewayforthe
breve
shorttimelongerthatthere
bisogno
needbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[moving
verso
towardsthestove].
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;
anda
cavallo
horseandatrumpetforBob;
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,you
stravagante
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sicuro
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Yes,
ma
butyoumust.
Tellme
qualcosa
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
in particolare
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
Non
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhis
cappotto
coatbuttons,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!
ThenIwill
avvolgerò
wrapitupinbeautifulgilt
carta
paperandhangitonthe
Natale
ChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
divertente
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
persone
peoplecalledthatarealways
sprecano
wastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
facciamo
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
e
andthenIshallhave
tempo
timetothinkwhatIam
più
mostinwantof.
Thatis
un
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
Sorrido
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
se
ifyouwerereallyto
risparmiare
saveoutofthemoneyI
do
giveyou,andthenreally
comprare
buysomethingforyourself.
But
se
ifyouspenditallon
le
thehousekeepingandanynumberof
inutili
unnecessarythings,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.
[smiling
tranquillamente
quietlyandhappily].
Youhaven’tany
idea
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
e
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
un
anoddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
padre
father.
Youalwaysfindsome
nuovo
newwayofwheedlingmoneyoutofme,
e
and,assoonasyou
hai
havegotit,itseemsto
sciogliersi
meltinyourhands.
Younever
sa
knowwhereithasgone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
sei
are.
Itisinthe
sangue
blood;
forindeeditis
vero
truethatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhad
ereditato
inheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
E
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,my
dolce
sweetlittleskylark.
But,doyou
sapete
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
oggi
today?
NORA.