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A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Norwegian A1-B2 Students

A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Norwegian A1-B2 Students

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
komfortabelt
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
baksiden
back,adoortothe
høyre
rightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleft
fører
leadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Betweenthedoors
står
standsapiano.
Inthe
midten
middleoftheleft-handwallisa
dør
door,andbeyondita
vindu
window.
Nearthewindowarea
rundt
roundtable,arm-chairsanda
liten
smallsofa.
Intheright-hand
veggen
wall,atthefartherend,another
dør
door;
andonthesameside,
nærmere
nearerthefootlights,astove,
to
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
mellom
betweenthestoveandthe
døren
door,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
et
acabinetwithchinaand
andre
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
med
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
og
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itis
vinter
winter.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortly
etterpå
afterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
en
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisin
utendørs
outdoordressandcarriesanumberofparcels;
disse
theseshelaysonthe
bordet
tabletotheright.
NORA.
Gjem
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
barna
childrendonotseeit
før
untilthisevening,whenitis
kledd
dressed.
[TothePORTER,taking
ut
outherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Det
Thereisashilling.
No,
behold
keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
takker
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
lukker
shutsthedoor.
Sheis
ler
laughingtoherself,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.
[Putsthe
posen
bagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
og
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
og
andseewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’t
forstyrr
disturbme.
[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’t
bruke
spendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
kan
maybeaweebit
mer
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?
Bare
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingto
ha
haveabigsalaryand
tjene
earnlotsandlotsof
penger
money.
HELMER.
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
men
butthenitwillbe
et
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
kan
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goes
opp
uptoherandtakesherplayfullyby
den
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,
nå
now,thatIborrowedfiftypoundstoday,
og
andyouspentitallinthe
Julen
Christmasweek,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
canbenofreedomor
skjønnhet
beautyaboutahomelifethatdependson
lån
borrowinganddebt.
Wetwo
har
havekeptbravelyonthe
rette
straightroadsofar,andwe
vil
willgoonthesamewayfor
den
theshorttimelongerthatthere
behov
needbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[moving
mot
towardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Kom
Come,come,mylittleskylark
må
mustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
dette
this!
Ismylittlesquirrel
ute
outoftemper?
[Takingouthis
vesken
purse.]Nora,whatdoyou
tror
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turning
rundt
roundquickly].
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyou
er
are.
[Giveshersomemoney.]
Vet
DoyouthinkIdon’t
vet
knowwhatalotis
ønsket
wantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-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.
Andallso
billig
cheap!
Look,hereisa
ny
newsuitforIvar,anda
sverd
sword;
andahorseand
en
atrumpetforBob;
and
en
adollanddolly’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.
Butnowtellme,you
ekstravagante
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
sikker
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
noe
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
spesielt
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
Nei
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—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
willwrapitupinbeautifulgilt
papir
paperandhangiton
den
theChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
gøy
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
mennesker
peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting
penger
money?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
gjøre
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
og
andthenIshallhave
tid
timetothinkwhatIam
mest
mostinwantof.
Thatis
en
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Faktisk
Indeeditis—thatisto
si
say,ifyouwerereallyto
spare
saveoutofthemoneyI
gir
giveyou,andthenreally
kjøpe
buysomethingforyourself.
But
hvis
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
og
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenI
bare
merelyhavetopayup
igjen
again.
NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
nekte
denyit,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,it
slår
strikesmethatyouare
ser
lookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasytoday?
NORA.