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A Doll's House | Progressive Norwegian A1 Translation Books

A Doll's House | Progressive Norwegian A1 Translation Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
og
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
baksiden
back,adoortothe
høyre
rightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Mellom
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
dør
door,andbeyonditawindow.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
og
andasmallsofa.
In
den
theright-handwall,atthefarther
enden
end,anotherdoor;
andonthe
samme
sameside,nearerthefootlights,
en
astove,twoeasychairs
og
andarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
og
andthedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
et
acabinetwithchinaand
andre
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
med
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
og
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
En
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
døren
doorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
en
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
og
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
disse
theseshelaysonthetabletothe
høyre
right.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
barna
childrendonotseeit
før
untilthisevening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,
tar
takingoutherpurse.]How
mye
much?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
en
ashilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
takker
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
lukker
shutsthedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshe
tar
takesoffherhatandcoat.
She
tar
takesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
og
andeatsoneortwo;
then
går
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
dør
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[calls
ut
outfromhisroom].
Isthatmy
lille
littlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
åpne
openingsomeoftheparcels].
Ja
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
lille
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Ja
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
kom
comehome?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
og
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
og
andseewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
meg
me.
[Alittlelater,he
åpner
opensthedoorandlooksintothe
rommet
room,peninhand.]Bought,didyou
sa
say?
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
lille
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney
igjen
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
år
yearwereallycanletourselves
gå
goalittle.
Thisis
den
thefirstChristmasthatwe
har
havenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Likevel
Still,youknow,wecan’tspend
penger
moneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
kan
maybeaweebit
mer
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?
Bare
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
ha
haveabigsalaryandearnlots
og
andlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
men
butthenitwillbe
et
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
kan
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goes
opp
uptoherandtakesherplayfullyby
den
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,
nå
now,thatIborrowedfiftypoundstoday,
og
andyouspentitallintheChristmas
uke
week,andthenonNewYear’sEve
en
aslatefellonmy
hodet
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
over
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
si
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Likevel
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
skje
happen,Idon’tsupposeI
skulle
shouldcarewhetherIowed
penger
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
men
butwhataboutthepeople
som
whohadlentit?
NORA.
De
They?
Whowouldbotherabout
dem
them?
Ishouldnotknow
hvem
whotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatislike
en
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
vet
knowwhatIthinkabout
det
that.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
kan
canbenofreedomorbeautyabout
et
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
og
anddebt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
den
thestraightroadsofar,
og
andwewillgoon
den
thesamewayfortheshort
tiden
timelongerthatthereneedbe
noen
anystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Kom
Come,come,mylittleskylark
må
mustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
dette
this!
Ismylittlesquirrel
ute
outoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
tror
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Penger
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Givesher
litt
somemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’tknowwhata
mye
lotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Ti
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
takk
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwill
holde
keepmegoingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
må
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
vil
will.
Butcomehereand
la
letmeshowyouwhatI
har
havebought.
Andallsocheap!
Se
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
og
andasword;
andahorse
og
andatrumpetforBob;
og
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
veldig
veryplain,butanywayshe
vil
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Og
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
gamle
oldAnneoughtreallyto
ha
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
denne
thisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Nei
No,no!
youmustn’tsee
det
thatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Veldig
Verywell.
Butnowtell
meg
me,youextravagantlittleperson,what
vil
wouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sikker
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
noe
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
ha
have.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’t
tenke
thinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Vel
Well?
NORA.
[playingwithhiscoatbuttons,
og
andwithoutraisinghereyesto
hans
his].
Ifyoureallywantto
gi
givemesomething,youmight—you
kan
might—.
HELMER.
Well,outwith
det
it!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
kan
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
mye
muchasyoucanafford;
og
andthenoneofthesedaysI
vil
willbuysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Men
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
kjære
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenI
vil
willwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
og
andhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’t
det
thatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatare
små
littlepeoplecalledthatare
alltid
alwayswastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
vet
know.
Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
og
andthenIshallhave
tid
timetothinkwhatIam
mest
mostinwantof.
Thatis
en
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
si
say,ifyouwerereallyto
spare
saveoutofthemoneyI
gir
giveyou,andthenreally
kjøpe
buysomethingforyourself.
But
hvis
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
og
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
må
havetopayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
men
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
det
it,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
en
asweetlittlespendthrift,butshe
bruker
usesupadealof
penger
money.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
hvor
howexpensivesuchlittlepersons
er
are!
NORA.
It’sashameto
si
saythat.
Idoreally
sparer
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
veldig
verytrue,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
redde
saveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
og
andhappily].
Youhaven’tanyidea
hvor
howmanyexpensesweskylarks
og
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
en
anoddlittlesoul.
Very
som
likeyourfather.
Youalways
finner
findsomenewwayofwheedling
penger
moneyoutofme,and,as
snart
soonasyouhavegot
det
it,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
aldri
neverknowwhereithasgone.
Likevel
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
er
are.
Itisintheblood;
forindeeditis
sant
truethatyoucaninherit
disse
thesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishI
hadde
hadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Og
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobe
noe
anythingbutjustwhatyou
er
are,mysweetlittleskylark.
Men
But,doyouknow,itstrikesmethatyouare
ser
lookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasytoday?
NORA.