ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
i
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.Atthe
tyłu
back,adoortotheprawej
rightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.Pomiędzy
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
drzwi
door,andbeyonditawindow.Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
i
andasmallsofa.Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,another
drzwi
door;andonthesame
stronie
side,nearerthefootlights,astove,dwa
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;między
betweenthestoveandthedoor,amały
smalltable.Engravingsonthewalls;
acabinet
z
withchinaandothersmallobjects;a
mała
smallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.Thefloorsarecarpeted,
a
andafireburnsinthestove.Itiswinter.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
drzwi
doorisheardtoopen.EnterNORA,hummingatune
i
andinhighspirits.Sheisinoutdoordress
i
andcarriesanumberofparcels;theseshelaysonthetabletothe
prawej
right.NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
dzieci
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,kiedy
whenitisdressed.[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
Nie
No,keepthechange.[ThePORTERthanks
jej
her,andgoesout.NORA
zamyka
shutsthedoor.Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
i
andcoat.Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
i
andeatsoneortwo;then
idzie
goescautiouslytoherhusband’sdrzwi
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmy
mała
littlelarktwitteringoutthere?NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Tak
Yes,itis!HELMER.
Isitmy
mała
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?NORA.
Tak
Yes!HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcome
domu
home?NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
i
andwipeshermouth.]Comeintu
here,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
mi
me.[Alittlelater,heopensthe
drzwi
doorandlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]Bought,didyoupowiedziałeś
say?Allthesethings?
Hasmy
mały
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoneyznowu
again?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
tym
thisyearwereallycanletourselvesgoatrochę
little.ThisisthefirstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
wiesz
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.NORA.
Tak
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweebitbardziej
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?Tylko
Justatinyweebit!Youaregoingtohaveabigsalary
i
andearnlotsandlotsofmoney.HELMER.
Tak
Yes,aftertheNewYear;ale
butthenitwillbeacały
wholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
wecanborrow
do
untilthen.HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
i
andtakesherplayfullybyten
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!Suppose,now,
że
thatIborrowedfiftypoundstoday,andyouspentitwszystkie
allintheChristmasweek,andthenonNowy
NewYear’sEveaslatefellonmygłowę
headandkilledme,and—.NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’tsaysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
stało
happen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowedpieniądze
moneyornot.HELMER.
Yes,
ale
butwhataboutthepeoplektórzy
whohadlentit?NORA.
Oni
They?Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
Ishouldnot
wiedzieć
knowwhotheywere.HELMER.
Thatis
jak
likeawoman!Butseriously,Nora,you
wiesz
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
może
canbenofreedomorbeautyaboutahomelifektóre
thatdependsonborrowinganddebt.Wetwohavekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
i
andwewillgoonthesamewayfortheshortczas
timelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Chodź
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.Whatisthis!
Ismy
mała
littlesquirreloutoftemper?[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkI
mam
havegothere?NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Pieniądze
Money!HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
myślisz
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?NORA.
[counting].
Dziesięć
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!Thankyou,
dziękuję
thankyou,Torvald;thatwillkeepmegoingfora
długi
longtime.HELMER.
Indeedit
musi
must.NORA.
Yes,yes,it
będzie
will.Butcomehereand
pozwól
letmeshowyouwhatIhavebought.I
Andallsocheap!Look,
tu
hereisanewsuitforIvar,i
andasword;andahorse
i
andatrumpetforBob;i
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyarebardzo
veryplain,butanywayshewillwkrótce
soonbreaktheminpieces.And
tutaj
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;stara
oldAnneoughtreallytomieć
havesomethingbetter.HELMER.
Andwhatisin
tej
thisparcel?NORA.
[cryingout].
Nie
No,no!youmustn’tseethat
do
untilthisevening.HELMER.
Very
dobrze
well.Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,IamsureIdon’twant
niczego
anything.HELMER.
Yes,butyoumust.
Powiedz
Tellmesomethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketomieć
have.NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
z
withhiscoatbuttons,andbez
withoutraisinghereyestojego
his].Ifyoureallywantto
dać
givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.HELMER.
Well,
się
outwithit!NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
dać
givememoney,Torvald.Onlyjustasmuchasyoucanafford;
a
andthenoneofthesedaysIwillkupię
buysomethingwithit.HELMER.
Ale
But,Nora—.NORA.
Oh,do!
drogi
dearTorvald;please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
i
andhangitontheChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbe
zabawne
fun?HELMER.
Whatarelittle
ludzi
peoplecalledthatarealwayswastingpieniądze
money?NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
zróbmy
doasyousuggest,Torvald,a
andthenIshallhaveczas
timetothinkwhatIamnajbardziej
mostinwantof.Thatisa
bardzo
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthemoneyI
daję
giveyou,andthenreallybuycoś
somethingforyourself.Butifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
i
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhavetozapłacić
payupagain.NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydear
mała
littleNora.[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sasweet
mały
littlespendthrift,butsheusesupadealofmoney.Onewouldhardlybelieve
jak
howexpensivesuchlittlepersonssą
are!NORA.
It’sashametosaythat.
Ido
naprawdę
reallysaveallIcan.HELMER.
[laughing].
That’sverytrue,—allyoucan.
Ale
Butyoucan’tsaveanything!NORA.
[smilingquietly
i
andhappily].Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
i
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youareanoddlittlesoul.
Bardzo
Verylikeyourfather.You
zawsze
alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedlingmoneysię
outofme,and,assoonasyoumasz
havegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.You
nigdy nie
neverknowwhereithasposzedł
gone.Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
krwi
blood;forindeeditistrue
że
thatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
I
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbuttylko
justwhatyouare,mysweetmała
littleskylark.But,doyou
wiesz
know,itstrikesmethatyouarewyglądasz
lookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasytoday?NORA.