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A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Polish A1-B2 Learners

A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Polish A1-B2 Learners

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
wygodnie
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
tyłu
back,adoortothe
prawej
rightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleft
prowadzą
leadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Betweenthedoorsstandsa
fortepian
piano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand
ściany
wallisadoor,andbeyondita
okno
window.
Nearthewindowarearound
stół
table,arm-chairsandasmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,another
drzwi
door;
andonthesame
stronie
side,nearerthefootlights,a
piec
stove,twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
między
betweenthestoveandthedoor,a
mały
smalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
acabinet
z
withchinaandothersmallobjects;
a
mała
smallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
a
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itis
zima
winter.
Abellringsinthehall;
wkrótce
shortlyafterwardsthedooris
słyszy
heardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humminga
melodię
tuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
i
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshe
położyła
laysonthetabletothe
prawej
right.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTree
ostrożnie
carefully,Helen.
Besurethe
dzieci
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,
kiedy
whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
Porter
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisa
szyling
shilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanks
jej
her,andgoesout.
NORA
zamyka
shutsthedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
kapelusz
hatandcoat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromher
kieszeni
pocketandeatsoneor
dwa
two;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’s
drzwi
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmy
mała
littlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Tak
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmy
mała
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Tak
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmy
wiewiórka
squirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Just
teraz
now.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoher
kieszeni
pocketandwipeshermouth.]
Chodź
Comeinhere,Torvald,and
zobacz
seewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’t
przeszkadzaj
disturbme.
[Alittlelater,heopensthe
drzwi
doorandlooksintotheroom,
pióro
peninhand.]Bought,didyou
powiedziałeś
say?
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
mały
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney
znowu
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
tym
thisyearwereallycanletourselvesgoa
trochę
little.
Thisisthefirst
Boże narodzenie
Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
wiesz
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Tak
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweebit
bardziej
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?
Tylko
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohaveabigsalary
i
andearnlotsandlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Tak
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
ale
butthenitwillbea
cały
wholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
wecan
pożyczyć
borrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
i
andtakesherplayfullyby
ten
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Załóżmy
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypoundstoday,andyou
wydałeś
spentitallintheChristmas
tydzień
week,andthenonNewYear’sEvea
łupek
slatefellonmyheadand
zabił
killedme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’tsaysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
stało
happen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcare
czy
whetherIowedmoneyornot.
HELMER.
Tak
Yes,butwhataboutthepeople
którzy
whohadlentit?
NORA.
Oni
They?
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
Ishouldnot
wiedzieć
knowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
jak
likeawoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
wiesz
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
może
canbenofreedomorbeautyaboutahomelife
które
thatdependsonborrowinganddebt.
Wetwohavekept
odważnie
bravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
i
andwewillgoonthesamewayforthe
krótki
shorttimelongerthatthere
potrzeba
needbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[moving
kierunku
towardsthestove].
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;
anda
konia
horseandatrumpetforBob;
i
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
bardzo
veryplain,butanywayshewill
wkrótce
soonbreaktheminpieces.
And
tutaj
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
stara
oldAnneoughtreallyto
mieć
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
tej
thisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Nie
No,no!
youmustn’tseethat
do
untilthisevening.
HELMER.
Very
dobrze
well.
Butnowtellme,you
ekstrawaganckie
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,IamsureIdon’twant
niczego
anything.
HELMER.
Yes,butyoumust.
Powiedz
Tellmesomethingreasonablethatyouwould
szczególnie
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
Nie
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
z
withhiscoatbuttons,and
bez
withoutraisinghereyesto
jego
his].
Ifyoureallywantto
dać
givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Well,
się
outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
dać
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyoucan
sobie pozwolić
afford;
andthenoneofthesedaysIwill
kupię
buysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Ale
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
drogi
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
i
andhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
zabawne
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
ludzi
peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting
pieniądze
money?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
zróbmy
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
a
andthenIshallhave
czas
timetothinkwhatIam
najbardziej
mostinwantof.
Thatisa
bardzo
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthemoneyI
daję
giveyou,andthenreallybuy
coś
somethingforyourself.
Butifyou
wydasz
spenditallonthehousekeeping
i
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
zapłacić
payupagain.
NORA.
Ohbut,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
zaprzeczyć
denyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sasweet
mały
littlespendthrift,butsheusesupadealofmoney.
Onewould
trudno
hardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittle
osoby
personsare!
NORA.
It’sa
szkoda
shametosaythat.
Ido
naprawdę
reallysaveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’sverytrue,—allyoucan.
Ale
Butyoucan’tsaveanything!
NORA.
[smiling
cicho
quietlyandhappily].
Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
i
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youareanoddlittlesoul.
Bardzo
Verylikeyourfather.
You
zawsze
alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedlingmoney
się
outofme,and,assoonasyou
masz
havegotit,itseemsto
topnieją
meltinyourhands.
You
nigdy nie
neverknowwhereithas
poszedł
gone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
krwi
blood;
forindeeditistrue
że
thatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
I
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbut
tylko
justwhatyouare,mysweet
mała
littleskylark.
But,doyou
wiesz
know,itstrikesmethatyouare
wyglądasz
lookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasytoday?
NORA.