A Doll’s House Progressive Translation Books for Russian A1-B2 Students

ACTI

[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished

удобно

comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.

Attheback,a

дверь

doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.

Между

Betweenthedoorsstandsa

фортепиано

piano.

Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand

стены

wallisadoor,and

за

beyonditawindow.

Nearthewindowarea

круглый

roundtable,arm-chairsanda

небольшой

smallsofa.

Intheright-handwall,atthefartherend,another

дверь

door;

andonthesameside,

ближе

nearerthefootlights,astove,

два

twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;

между

betweenthestoveandthedoor,a

маленький

smalltable.

Engravingsonthewalls;

шкаф

cabinetwithchinaandothersmallobjects;

небольшой

smallbook-casewithwell-boundbooks.

Thefloorsarecarpeted,anda

огонь

fireburnsinthestove.

Itis

зима

winter.

Abellringsinthehall;

вскоре

shortlyafterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.

EnterNORA,humminga

мелодию

tuneandinhighspirits.

Sheisinoutdoor

платье

dressandcarriesanumberofparcels;

theseshelaysonthe

стол

tabletotheright.

NORA.

HidetheChristmasTree

осторожно

carefully,Helen.

Besurethe

дети

childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,

когда

whenitisdressed.

[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?

Портер

PORTER.

Sixpence.

NORA.

Thereisashilling.

Нет

No,keepthechange.

[ThePORTERthanks

ее

her,andgoesout.

NORAshutsthe

дверь

door.

Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher

шляпу

hatandcoat.

Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket

andeatsoneortwo;

thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’sdoor

andlistens.]Yes,heisin.

HELMER.

[callsoutfromhisroom].

это

thatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?

NORA.

[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].

Да

Yes,itis!

HELMER.

Isitmylittle

белка

squirrelbustlingabout?

NORA.

Yes!

HELMER.

Когда

Whendidmysquirrelcome

домой

home?

NORA.

Justnow.

[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket

andwipeshermouth.]Comein

сюда

here,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebought.

HELMER.

Don’tdisturb

меня

me.

[Alittlelater,heopensthe

дверь

doorandlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?

Все

Allthesethings?

Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting

деньги

moneyagain?

NORA.

Yesbut,Torvald,thisyearwe

действительно

reallycanletourselvesgo

alittle.

Thisisthefirst

Рождество

Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.

HELMER.

Still,youknow,wecan’t

тратить

spendmoneyrecklessly.

NORA.

Yes,Torvald,wemaybeawee

немного

bitmorerecklessnow,mayn’t

мы

we?

Justatinywee

немного

bit!

Youaregoingto

haveabigsalaryandearnlots

andlotsofmoney.

HELMER.

Да

Yes,aftertheNewYear;

но

butthenitwillbea

целый

wholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.

NORA.

Pooh!

wecan

одолжить

borrowuntilthen.

HELMER.

Nora!

[Goesuptoher

andtakesherplayfullybytheear.]The

же

samelittlefeatherhead!

Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds

сегодня

today,andyouspentit

все

allintheChristmasweek,

andthenonNewYear’s

Канун

Eveaslatefellonmy

голову

headandkilledme,and—.

NORA.

[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].

Oh!

don’tsaysuchhorridthings.

HELMER.

Still,

предположим

supposethathappened,—whatthen?

NORA.

Если

Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeI

должен

shouldcarewhetherIowed

деньги

moneyornot.

HELMER.

Yes,

но

butwhataboutthepeople

которые

whohadlentit?

NORA.

Они

They?

Whowouldbotherabout

них

them?

Ishouldnotknow

кто

whotheywere.

HELMER.

Thatis

как

likeawoman!

Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatI

думаю

thinkaboutthat.

Nodebt,noborrowing.

There

может

canbenofreedomor

красоты

beautyaboutahomelifethatdependsonborrowing

anddebt.

Wetwohavekept

смело

bravelyonthestraightroadsofar,

andwewillgoon

thesamewayfortheshorttimelongerthatthere

необходимости

needbeanystruggle.

NORA.

[moving

towardsthestove].

Asyouplease,Torvald.

HELMER.

[followingher].

Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.

Whatis

это

this!

Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?

[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkI

havegothere?

NORA.

[turningroundquickly].

Деньги

Money!

HELMER.

Thereyouare.

[Giveshersomemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’t

знаю

knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?

NORA.

[counting].

Десять

Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!

Thankyou,

спасибо

thankyou,Torvald;

thatwillkeepmegoingfor

alongtime.

HELMER.

Indeeditmust.

NORA.

Да

Yes,yes,itwill.

But

подойди

comehereandletmeshowyouwhatIhavebought.

Andallsocheap!

Look,

вот

hereisanewsuitforIvar,

andasword;

anda

лошадь

horseandatrumpetforBob;

andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare

очень

veryplain,butanywayshewill

скоро

soonbreaktheminpieces.

Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;

oldAnneought

действительно

reallytohavesomethingbetter.

HELMER.

Andwhatisinthisparcel?

NORA.

[cryingout].

Нет

No,no!

youmustn’tseethatuntilthisevening.

HELMER.

Очень

Verywell.

Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?

NORA.

Formyself?

Oh,IamsureIdon’t

хочу

wantanything.

HELMER.

Yes,butyou

должен

must.

Tellmesomethingreasonable

что

thatyouwouldparticularlyliketo

иметь

have.

NORA.

No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.

HELMER.

Ну

Well?

NORA.

[playingwithhis

пальто

coatbuttons,andwithoutraisinghereyesto

его

his].

Ifyoureallywantto

дать

givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.

HELMER.

Ну

Well,outwithit!

NORA.

[speakingquickly].

Youmight

дать

givememoney,Torvald.

Onlyjustasmuchasyoucanafford;

andthenoneofthesedaysIwillbuy

то

somethingwithit.

HELMER.

But,Nora—.

NORA.

Oh,do!

дорогой

dearTorvald;

please,pleasedo!

ThenIwillwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper

andhangitontheChristmasTree.

Wouldn’t

это

thatbefun?

HELMER.

Whatarelittle

людей

peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting

деньги

money?

NORA.

Spendthrifts—Iknow.

Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,

andthenIshallhave

время

timetothinkwhatIam

больше всего

mostinwantof.

Thatisa

очень

verysensibleplan,isn’tit?

HELMER.

[smiling].

Indeeditis—thatistosay,

если

ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthemoneyIgiveyou,

andthenreallybuysomethingforyourself.

Но

Butifyouspendit

все

allonthehousekeepingandany

количество

numberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto

заплатить

payupagain.

NORA.

но

but,Torvald—.

HELMER.

Youcan’t

отрицать

denyit,mydearlittleNora.

[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sasweetlittlespendthrift,

но

butsheusesupadealofmoney.

Onewould

вряд ли

hardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!

NORA.

It’sashametosay

это

that.

Idoreallysave

все

allIcan.

HELMER.

[laughing].

That’s

очень

verytrue,—allyoucan.

Butyoucan’t

спасти

saveanything!

NORA.

[smilingquietly

andhappily].

Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks

andsquirrelshave,Torvald.

HELMER.

Youareanoddlittle

душа

soul.

Verylikeyourfather.

You

всегда

alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedling

деньги

moneyoutofme,and,as

только

soonasyouhavegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.

Youneverknowwhereithasgone.

Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.

Itisinthe

крови

blood;

forindeeditistruethatyoucaninherit

эти

thesethings,Nora.

NORA.

Ah,IwishIhadinherited

многие

manyofpapa’squalities.

HELMER.

AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,my

сладкий

sweetlittleskylark.

But,doyouknow,itstrikesme

что

thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—rather

неловко

uneasytoday?

NORA.

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