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A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Portuguese A1-B2 Books

A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Portuguese A1-B2 Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
e
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
trás
back,adoortotheright
leva
leadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleft
leva
leadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Between
as
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthe
meio
middleoftheleft-handwallis
uma
adoor,andbeyondit
uma
awindow.
Nearthewindowarea
redonda
roundtable,arm-chairsanda
pequeno
smallsofa.
Intheright-hand
parede
wall,atthefartherend,
outra
anotherdoor;
andonthe
mesmo
sameside,nearerthefootlights,a
fogão
stove,twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
entre
betweenthestoveandthe
porta
door,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
um
acabinetwithchinaand
outros
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
com
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
e
andafireburnsin
o
thestove.
Itiswinter.
Um
Abellringsinthe
corredor
hall;
shortlyafterwardsthedooris
ouve
heardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
uma
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
e
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshe
coloca
laysonthetabletotheright.
NORA.
Esconde
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
crianças
childrendonotseeit
até
untilthisevening,whenitis
vestido
dressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
Porter
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
um
ashilling.
No,keepthechange.
[The
Porteiro
PORTERthanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
fecha
shutsthedoor.
Sheis
rindo
laughingtoherself,asshe
tira
takesoffherhatand
casaco
coat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromher
bolso
pocketandeatsoneor
dois
two;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’s
porta
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.
Whendidmy
esquilo
squirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Just
agora
now.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoher
bolso
pocketandwipeshermouth.]
Venha
Comeinhere,Torvald,and
veja
seewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’t
incomodes
disturbme.
[Alittlelater,he
abre
opensthedoorandlooksintothe
quarto
room,peninhand.]Bought,didyou
disse
say?
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
pequeno
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoneyagain?
NORA.
Sim
Yesbut,Torvald,thisyearwereally
podemos
canletourselvesgoa
pouco
little.
Thisisthefirst
Natal
Christmasthatwehavenot
precisamos
neededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
sabes
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Sim
Yes,Torvald,wemaybe
um
aweebitmorereckless
agora
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youare
vais
goingtohaveabig
salário
salaryandearnlotsandlotsof
dinheiro
money.
HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Novo
NewYear;
butthenit
vai
willbeawholequarter
antes
beforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
podemos
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goes
até
uptoherandtakesherplayfullybytheear.]The
mesma
samelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,thatI
emprestei
borrowedfiftypoundstoday,andyou
gastou
spentitallinthe
Natal
Christmasweek,andthenon
Novo
NewYear’sEveaslate
caiu
fellonmyheadand
matou
killedme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
sobre
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
digas
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Ainda
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
acontecesse
happen,Idon’tsupposeI
devia
shouldcarewhetherIowed
dinheiro
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
mas
butwhataboutthepeoplewhohad
emprestaram
lentit?
NORA.
They?
Whowouldbotherabout
eles
them?
Ishouldnotknow
quem
whotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatis
como
likeawoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
sabes
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Sem
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
pode
canbenofreedomor
beleza
beautyaboutahomelife
que
thatdependsonborrowinganddebt.
We
dois
twohavekeptbravelyon
os
thestraightroadsofar,
e
andwewillgoon
os
thesamewayforthe
curto
shorttimelongerthatthere
necessidade
needbeanystruggle.
NORA.
Movendo
[movingtowardsthestove].
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’tknowwhatalotis
que
wantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Dez
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
obrigado
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwill
manter
keepmegoingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Indeeditmust.
NORA.
Sim
Yes,yes,itwill.
But
vem
comehereandletme
mostrar
showyouwhatIhave
comprei
bought.
Andallsocheap!
Olha
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
e
andasword;
anda
cavalo
horseandatrumpetforBob;
e
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
muito
veryplain,butanywayshe
vai
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
E
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
as
themaids;
oldAnneoughtreallyto
ter
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisinthis
pacote
parcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No,
não
no!
youmustn’tseethat
até
untilthisevening.
HELMER.
Very
bem
well.
Butnowtellme,you
extravagante
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyou
gostarias
likeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
certeza
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Sim
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
algo
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularly
gostarias
liketohave.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
com
withhiscoatbuttons,and
sem
withoutraisinghereyesto
dele
his].
Ifyoureallywantto
dar
givemesomething,youmight—you
podes
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
willwrapitupinbeautifulgilt
papel
paperandhangitonthe
Natal
ChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
pessoas
peoplecalledthatarealways
desperdiçar
wastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
fazer
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
e
andthenIshallhave
tempo
timetothinkwhatIam
mais
mostinwantof.
Thatis
um
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
se
ifyouwerereallyto
poupar
saveoutofthemoneyI
dou
giveyou,andthenreally
comprar
buysomethingforyourself.
But
se
ifyouspenditallonthehousekeeping
e
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
tenho
havetopayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
mas
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
lo
it,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
um
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
um
adealofmoney.
Onewould
dificilmente
hardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittle
pessoas
personsare!
NORA.
It’sa
pena
shametosaythat.
Ido
realmente
reallysaveallIcan.
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
newwayofwheedlingmoneyoutof
mim
me,and,assoonasyou
tem
havegotit,itseemsto
derreter
meltinyourhands.
You
nunca
neverknowwhereithas
foi
gone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
és
are.
Itisinthe
sangue
blood;
forindeeditistruethatyou
podes
caninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishI
ter
hadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
E
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobe
nada
anythingbutjustwhatyouare,my
doce
sweetlittleskylark.
But,doyou
sabe
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—rather
desconfortável
uneasytoday?
NORA.