ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
e
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.Atthe
trás
back,adoortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,outra
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.Entre
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
uma
adoor,andbeyondituma
awindow.Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
e
andasmallsofa.Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,
outra
anotherdoor;andonthe
mesmo
sameside,nearerthefootlights,astove,duas
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;entre
betweenthestoveandtheporta
door,asmalltable.Engravingsonthewalls;
um
acabinetwithchinaandoutros
othersmallobjects;asmallbook-case
com
withwell-boundbooks.Thefloorsarecarpeted,
e
andafireburnsino
thestove.Itiswinter.
Um
Abellringsinthehall;shortlyafterwardsthe
porta
doorisheardtoopen.EnterNORA,humming
uma
atuneandinhighspirits.Sheisinoutdoordress
e
andcarriesanumberofparcels;theseshelaysonthetabletotheright.
NORA.
Hide
a
theChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.Besurethe
crianças
childrendonotseeitaté
untilthisevening,whenitisdressed.[TothePORTER,
tirando
takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
um
ashilling.No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
agradece
thanksher,andgoesout.NORA
fecha
shutsthedoor.Sheislaughingtoherself,asshe
tira
takesoffherhatandcoat.She
tira
takesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpockete
andeatsoneortwo;then
vai
goescautiouslytoherhusband’sporta
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.HELMER.
Chama
[callsoutfromhisroom].Isthatmylittlelarktwittering
fora
outthere?NORA.
[busyopening
algumas
someoftheparcels].Yes,it
é
is!HELMER.
Isitmy
pequeno
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?NORA.
Sim
Yes!HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcome
casa
home?NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
e
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinaqui
here,Torvald,andseewhatIhavecomprei
bought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[A
pouco
littlelater,heopenstheporta
doorandlooksintothequarto
room,peninhand.]Bought,didyoudisse
say?Allthesethings?
Hasmy
pequeno
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoneyoutra vez
again?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
este
thisyearwereallycandeixar
letourselvesgoalittle.Este
ThisisthefirstChristmasque
thatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Ainda
Still,youknow,wecan’tspenddinheiro
moneyrecklessly.NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
podemos
maybeaweebitmais
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?Só
Justatinyweebit!Youare
vais
goingtohaveabigsalarye
andearnlotsandlotsofdinheiro
money.HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Novo
NewYear;butthenit
vai
willbeawholequarterantes
beforethesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
we
podemos
canborrowuntilthen.HELMER.
Nora!
[Goes
até
uptoherandtakesherplayfullybytheear.]Themesma
samelittlefeatherhead!Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
hoje
today,andyouspentittudo
allintheChristmasweek,e
andthenonNewYear’sEveuma
aslatefellonmycabeça
headandkilledme,and—.NORA.
[puttingherhands
sobre
overhismouth].Oh!
don’t
digas
saysuchhorridthings.HELMER.
Ainda
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?NORA.
Ifthatwereto
acontecesse
happen,Idon’tsupposeIdevia
shouldcarewhetherIoweddinheiro
moneyornot.HELMER.
Yes,
mas
butwhataboutthepeoplewhohadlentit?NORA.
Eles
They?Whowouldbotherabout
eles
them?Ishouldnotknow
quem
whotheywere.HELMER.
Thatis
como
likeawoman!Butseriously,Nora,you
sabes
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.Sem
Nodebt,noborrowing.There
pode
canbenofreedomorbeautyaboutuma
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowinge
anddebt.Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
os
thestraightroadsofar,e
andwewillgoonos
thesamewayfortheshorttempo
timelongerthatthereneedbequalquer
anystruggle.NORA.
[movingtowards
o
thestove].Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
Seguindo
[followingher].Come,come,mylittleskylark
deve
mustnotdroopherwings.Whatis
isto
this!Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
achas
thinkIhavegothere?NORA.
Virando
[turningroundquickly].Money!
HELMER.
Thereyou
estás
are.[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
achas
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotisque
wantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?NORA.
[counting].
Dez
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!Thankyou,
obrigado
thankyou,Torvald;thatwill
manter
keepmegoingforalongtime.HELMER.
Indeeditmust.
NORA.
Sim
Yes,yes,itwill.But
vem
comehereandletmemostrar
showyouwhatIhavecomprei
bought.Andallsocheap!
Olha
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,e
andasword;andahorse
e
andatrumpetforBob;e
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyaremuito
veryplain,butanywayshevai
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.E
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforas
themaids;oldAnneoughtreallyto
ter
havesomethingbetter.HELMER.
Andwhatisinthisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Não
No,no!youmustn’tseethat
até
untilthisevening.HELMER.
Verywell.
Mas
Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittlepessoa
person,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
certeza
sureIdon’twantanything.HELMER.
Sim
Yes,butyoumust.Tellme
algo
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlygostarias
liketohave.NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
com
withhiscoatbuttons,andsem
withoutraisinghereyestodele
his].Ifyoureallywantto
dar
givemesomething,youmight—youpodes
might—.HELMER.
Well,outwith
isso
it!NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
podias
mightgivememoney,Torvald.Onlyjustasmuchasyou
puderes
canafford;andthenoneofthesedaysI
vou
willbuysomethingwithit.HELMER.
Mas
But,Nora—.NORA.
Oh,do!
querido
dearTorvald;please,pleasedo!
ThenI
vou
willwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpapere
andhangitontheChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
pessoas
peoplecalledthatarealwayswastingdinheiro
money?NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
fazer
doasyousuggest,Torvald,e
andthenIshallhavetempo
timetothinkwhatIammais
mostinwantof.Thatis
um
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
se
ifyouwerereallytopoupar
saveoutofthemoneyIdou
giveyou,andthenreallycomprar
buysomethingforyourself.But
se
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeepinge
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelytenho
havetopayupagain.NORA.
Oh
mas
but,Torvald—.HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
lo
it,mydearlittleNora.[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
um
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupum
adealofmoney.Onewouldhardly
acreditaria
believehowexpensivesuchlittlepessoas
personsare!NORA.
It’sashameto
dizer
saythat.Idoreally
salvo
saveallIcan.HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
muito
verytrue,—allyoucan.Butyoucan’t
salvar
saveanything!NORA.
[smilingquietly
e
andhappily].Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
e
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youare
uma
anoddlittlesoul.Verylikeyour
pai
father.Youalwaysfindsome
nova
newwayofwheedlingmoneyoutofmim
me,and,assoonasyoutem
havegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.You
nunca
neverknowwhereithasfoi
gone.Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
és
are.Itisinthe
sangue
blood;forindeeditis
verdade
truethatyoucaninheritestas
thesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,IwishI
ter
hadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.HELMER.
E
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobenada
anythingbutjustwhatyouare,mydoce
sweetlittleskylark.But,doyou
sabe
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasyhoje
today?NORA.