A Doll's House | Progressively Translated Polish A1 Books

A Doll's House | Progressively Translated Polish A1 Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
i
and
tastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
tyłu
back
,adoortothe
prawej
right
leadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Pomiędzy
Between
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
drzwi
door
,andbeyonditawindow.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
i
and
asmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,another
drzwi
door
;
andonthesame
stronie
side
,nearerthefootlights,astove,
dwa
two
easychairsandarocking-chair;
między
between
thestoveandthedoor,a
mały
small
table.
Engravingsonthewalls;
acabinet
z
with
chinaandothersmallobjects;
a
mała
small
book-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
a
and
afireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
drzwi
door
isheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
i
and
inhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
i
and
carriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthetabletothe
prawej
right
.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
dzieci
children
donotseeituntilthisevening,
kiedy
when
itisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
Nie
No
,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanks
jej
her
,andgoesout.
NORA
zamyka
shuts
thedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
i
and
coat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
i
and
eatsoneortwo;
then
idzie
goes
cautiouslytoherhusband’s
drzwi
door
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmy
mała
little
larktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Tak
Yes
,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
mała
little
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Tak
Yes
!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcome
domu
home
?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
i
and
wipeshermouth.]Comein
tu
here
,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
mi
me
.
[Alittlelater,heopensthe
drzwi
door
andlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]Bought,didyou
powiedziałeś
say
?
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
mały
little
spendthriftbeenwastingmoney
znowu
again
?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
tym
this
yearwereallycanletourselvesgoa
trochę
little
.
ThisisthefirstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
wiesz
know
,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Tak
Yes
,Torvald,wemaybeaweebit
bardziej
more
recklessnow,mayn’twe?
Tylko
Just
atinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohaveabigsalary
i
and
earnlotsandlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Tak
Yes
,aftertheNewYear;
ale
but
thenitwillbea
cały
whole
quarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
wecanborrow
do
until
then.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
i
and
takesherplayfullyby
ten
the
ear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
że
that
Iborrowedfiftypoundstoday,andyouspentit
wszystkie
all
intheChristmasweek,andthenon
Nowy
New
Year’sEveaslatefellonmy
głowę
head
andkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’tsaysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
stało
happen
,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
pieniądze
money
ornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
ale
but
whataboutthepeople
którzy
who
hadlentit?
NORA.
Oni
They
?
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
Ishouldnot
wiedzieć
know
whotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
jak
like
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
wiesz
know
whatIthinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
może
can
benofreedomorbeautyaboutahomelife
które
that
dependsonborrowinganddebt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
i
and
wewillgoonthesamewayfortheshort
czas
time
longerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Chodź
Come
,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatisthis!
Ismy
mała
little
squirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkI
mam
have
gothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Pieniądze
Money
!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
myślisz
think
Idon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Dziesięć
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
dziękuję
thank
you,Torvald;
thatwillkeepmegoingfora
długi
long
time.
HELMER.
Indeedit
musi
must
.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
będzie
will
.
Butcomehereand
pozwól
let
meshowyouwhatIhavebought.
I
And
allsocheap!
Look,
tu
here
isanewsuitforIvar,
i
and
asword;
andahorse
i
and
atrumpetforBob;
i
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
bardzo
very
plain,butanywayshewill
wkrótce
soon
breaktheminpieces.
And
tutaj
here
aredress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
stara
old
Anneoughtreallyto
mieć
have
somethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
tej
this
parcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Nie
No
,no!
youmustn’tseethat
do
until
thisevening.
HELMER.
Very
dobrze
well
.
Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,IamsureIdon’twant
niczego
anything
.
HELMER.
Yes,butyoumust.
Powiedz
Tell
mesomethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
mieć
have
.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
z
with
hiscoatbuttons,and
bez
without
raisinghereyesto
jego
his]
.
Ifyoureallywantto
dać
give
mesomething,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Well,
się
out
withit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
dać
give
memoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyoucanafford;
a
and
thenoneofthesedaysIwill
kupię
buy
somethingwithit.
HELMER.
Ale
But
,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
drogi
dear
Torvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
i
and
hangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
zabawne
fun
?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
ludzi
people
calledthatarealwayswasting
pieniądze
money
?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
zróbmy
do
asyousuggest,Torvald,
a
and
thenIshallhave
czas
time
tothinkwhatIam
najbardziej
most
inwantof.
Thatisa
bardzo
very
sensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthemoneyI
daję
give
you,andthenreallybuy
coś
something
foryourself.
Butifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
i
and
anynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
zapłacić
pay
upagain.
NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydear
mała
little
Nora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sasweet
mały
little
spendthrift,butsheusesupadealofmoney.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
jak
how
expensivesuchlittlepersons
are
!
NORA.
It’sashametosaythat.
Ido
naprawdę
really
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’sverytrue,—allyoucan.
Ale
But
youcan’tsaveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
i
and
happily].
Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
i
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youareanoddlittlesoul.
Bardzo
Very
likeyourfather.
You
zawsze
always
findsomenewwayofwheedlingmoney
się
out
ofme,and,assoonasyou
masz
have
gotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nigdy nie
never
knowwhereithas
poszedł
gone
.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
krwi
blood
;
forindeeditistrue
że
that
youcaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
I
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbut
tylko
just
whatyouare,mysweet
mała
little
skylark.
But,doyou
wiesz
know
,itstrikesmethatyouare
wyglądasz
looking
rather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasytoday?
NORA.