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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
e
and
tastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
trás
back
,adoortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,
outra
another
totheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Entre
Between
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
uma
a
door,andbeyondit
uma
a
window.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
e
and
asmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,
outra
another
door;
andonthe
mesmo
same
side,nearerthefootlights,astove,
duas
two
easychairsandarocking-chair;
entre
between
thestoveandthe
porta
door
,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
um
a
cabinetwithchinaand
outros
other
smallobjects;
asmallbook-case
com
with
well-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
e
and
afireburnsin
o
the
stove.
Itiswinter.
Um
A
bellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
porta
door
isheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
uma
a
tuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
e
and
carriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelaysonthetabletotheright.
NORA.
Hide
a
the
ChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
crianças
children
donotseeit
até
until
thisevening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,
tirando
taking
outherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
um
a
shilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
agradece
thanks
her,andgoesout.
NORA
fecha
shuts
thedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshe
tira
takes
offherhatandcoat.
She
tira
takes
apacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
e
and
eatsoneortwo;
then
vai
goes
cautiouslytoherhusband’s
porta
door
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
Chama
[calls
outfromhisroom].
Isthatmylittlelarktwittering
fora
out
there?
NORA.
[busyopening
algumas
some
oftheparcels].
Yes,it
é
is
!
HELMER.
Isitmy
pequeno
little
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Sim
Yes
!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcome
casa
home
?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
e
and
wipeshermouth.]Comein
aqui
here
,Torvald,andseewhatIhave
comprei
bought
.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[A
pouco
little
later,heopensthe
porta
door
andlooksintothe
quarto
room
,peninhand.]Bought,didyou
disse
say
?
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
pequeno
little
spendthriftbeenwastingmoney
outra vez
again
?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
este
this
yearwereallycan
deixar
let
ourselvesgoalittle.
Este
This
isthefirstChristmas
que
that
wehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Ainda
Still
,youknow,wecan’tspend
dinheiro
money
recklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
podemos
may
beaweebit
mais
more
recklessnow,mayn’twe?
Just
atinyweebit!
Youare
vais
going
tohaveabigsalary
e
and
earnlotsandlotsof
dinheiro
money
.
HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Novo
New
Year;
butthenit
vai
will
beawholequarter
antes
before
thesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
podemos
can
borrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goes
até
up
toherandtakesherplayfullybytheear.]The
mesma
same
littlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
hoje
today
,andyouspentit
tudo
all
intheChristmasweek,
e
and
thenonNewYear’sEve
uma
a
slatefellonmy
cabeça
head
andkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
sobre
over
hismouth].
Oh!
don’t
digas
say
suchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Ainda
Still
,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
acontecesse
happen
,Idon’tsupposeI
devia
should
carewhetherIowed
dinheiro
money
ornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
mas
but
whataboutthepeoplewhohadlentit?
NORA.
Eles
They
?
Whowouldbotherabout
eles
them
?
Ishouldnotknow
quem
who
theywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
como
like
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
sabes
know
whatIthinkaboutthat.
Sem
No
debt,noborrowing.
There
pode
can
benofreedomorbeautyabout
uma
a
homelifethatdependsonborrowing
e
and
debt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
os
the
straightroadsofar,
e
and
wewillgoon
os
the
samewayfortheshort
tempo
time
longerthatthereneedbe
qualquer
any
struggle.
NORA.
[movingtowards
o
the
stove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
Seguindo
[following
her].
Come,come,mylittleskylark
deve
must
notdroopherwings.
Whatis
isto
this
!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
achas
think
Ihavegothere?
NORA.
Virando
[turning
roundquickly].
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyou
estás
are
.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
achas
think
Idon’tknowwhatalotis
que
wanted
forhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Dez
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
obrigado
thank
you,Torvald;
thatwill
manter
keep
megoingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Indeeditmust.
NORA.
Sim
Yes
,yes,itwill.
But
vem
come
hereandletme
mostrar
show
youwhatIhave
comprei
bought
.
Andallsocheap!
Olha
Look
,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
e
and
asword;
andahorse
e
and
atrumpetforBob;
e
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
muito
very
plain,butanywayshe
vai
will
soonbreaktheminpieces.
E
And
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
as
the
maids;
oldAnneoughtreallyto
ter
have
somethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Não
No
,no!
youmustn’tseethat
até
until
thisevening.
HELMER.
Verywell.
Mas
But
nowtellme,youextravagantlittle
pessoa
person
,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
certeza
sure
Idon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Sim
Yes
,butyoumust.
Tellme
algo
something
reasonablethatyouwouldparticularly
gostarias
like
tohave.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
com
with
hiscoatbuttons,and
sem
without
raisinghereyesto
dele
his]
.
Ifyoureallywantto
dar
give
mesomething,youmight—you
podes
might—
.
HELMER.
Well,outwith
isso
it
!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
podias
might
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyou
puderes
can
afford;
andthenoneofthesedaysI
vou
will
buysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Mas
But
,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
querido
dear
Torvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenI
vou
will
wrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
e
and
hangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
pessoas
people
calledthatarealwayswasting
dinheiro
money
?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
fazer
do
asyousuggest,Torvald,
e
and
thenIshallhave
tempo
time
tothinkwhatIam
mais
most
inwantof.
Thatis
um
a
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
se
if
youwerereallyto
poupar
save
outofthemoneyI
dou
give
you,andthenreally
comprar
buy
somethingforyourself.
But
se
if
youspenditallonthehousekeeping
e
and
anynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
tenho
have
topayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
mas
but
,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
lo
it
,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
um
a
sweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
um
a
dealofmoney.
Onewouldhardly
acreditaria
believe
howexpensivesuchlittle
pessoas
persons
are!
NORA.
It’sashameto
dizer
say
that.
Idoreally
salvo
save
allIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
muito
very
true,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
salvar
save
anything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
e
and
happily].
Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
e
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
uma
an
oddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
pai
father
.
Youalwaysfindsome
nova
new
wayofwheedlingmoneyoutof
mim
me
,and,assoonasyou
tem
have
gotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nunca
never
knowwhereithas
foi
gone
.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
és
are
.
Itisinthe
sangue
blood
;
forindeeditis
verdade
true
thatyoucaninherit
estas
these
things,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishI
ter
had
inheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
E
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobe
nada
anything
butjustwhatyouare,my
doce
sweet
littleskylark.
But,doyou
sabe
know
,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
hoje
today
?
NORA.