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A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Slovenian A1 Learners

A Doll's House | Progressive Translation Books for Slovenian A1 Learners

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
in
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,a
vrata
doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,
druga
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Med
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
vrata
door,andbeyonditawindow.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
in
andasmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefarther
koncu
end,anotherdoor;
andonthe
isti
sameside,nearerthefootlights,astove,
dva
twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;
med
betweenthestoveandthedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
acabinet
s
withchinaandothersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
z
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,anda
ogenj
fireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
vrata
doorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,hummingatune
in
andinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
in
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
te
theseshelaysonthetabletothe
desni
right.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
otroci
childrendonotseeit
do
untilthisevening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereisashilling.
Ne
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanks
ji
her,andgoesout.
NORAshutsthe
vrata
door.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
in
andcoat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
in
andeatsoneortwo;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’sdoor
in
andlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Isthatmy
mali
littlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].
Ja
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmylittlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Ja
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrelcome
domov
home?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
in
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
in
andseewhatIhavebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[A
malo
littlelater,heopensthe
vrata
doorandlooksintothe
sobo
room,peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?
Vse
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
mali
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney
spet
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,thisyearwe
res
reallycanletourselvesgoa
malo
little.
ThisisthefirstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,youknow,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Ja
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweebit
bolj
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?
Samo
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohaveabigsalary
in
andearnlotsandlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Da
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
toda
butthenitwillbeawholequarter
preden
beforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
lahko
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
in
andtakesherplayfullybytheear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
da
thatIborrowedfiftypounds
danes
today,andyouspentit
vse
allintheChristmasweek,
in
andthenonNewYear’sEveaslatefellonmy
glavo
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].
Oh!
don’tsay
takih
suchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Če
Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
denar
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
ampak
butwhataboutthepeople
ki
whohadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Kdo
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
Ishouldnot
vedeti
knowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
To
Thatislikeawoman!
Ampak
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatI
mislim
thinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
Therecanbe
ne
nofreedomorbeautyabout
je
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
in
anddebt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
in
andwewillgoonthe
isti
samewayfortheshort
čas
timelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
to
this!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkIhavegot
tukaj
here?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Denar
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’t
vem
knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Deset
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
hvala
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwillkeepmegoingfora
dolgo
longtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
mora
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
bo
will.
ButcomehereandletmeshowyouwhatIhavebought.
In
Andallsocheap!
Look,
tukaj
hereisanewsuitforIvar,
in
andasword;
andahorse
in
andatrumpetforBob;
in
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
zelo
veryplain,butanywayshe
bo
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
In
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
stara
oldAnneoughtreallyto
imeti
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
tem
thisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Ne
No,no!
youmustn’tseethat
do
untilthisevening.
HELMER.
Very
dobro
well.
Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittle
oseba
person,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,IamsureIdon’twant
ničesar
anything.
HELMER.
Yes,butyoumust.
Povej
Tellmesomethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
imeti
have.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
z
withhiscoatbuttons,and
brez
withoutraisinghereyestohis].
Če
Ifyoureallywantto
dati
givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
No
Well,outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
Youmight
dal
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
toliko
muchasyoucanafford;
in
andthenoneofthesedaysIwillbuy
nekaj
somethingwithit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
dragi
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupin
lep
beautifulgiltpaperandhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’t
to
thatbefun?
HELMER.
Whatare
mali
littlepeoplecalledthatare
vedno
alwayswastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—I
vem
know.
Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,
in
andthenIshallhave
čas
timetothinkwhatIam
najbolj
mostinwantof.
Thatisa
zelo
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatistosay,
če
ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthe
denar
moneyIgiveyou,andthenreallybuy
nekaj
somethingforyourself.
Butifyouspendit
vse
allonthehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelyhaveto
plačati
payupagain.
NORA.
Oh
ampak
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,my
draga
dearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
je
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
je
adealofmoney.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
kako
howexpensivesuchlittlepersons
so
are!
NORA.
It’sashameto
rečem
saythat.
Idoreallysave
vse
allIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
zelo
verytrue,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
rešiti
saveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
in
andhappily].
Youhaven’tany
pojma
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
in
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youareanoddlittlesoul.
Zelo
Verylikeyourfather.
You
vedno
alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedling
denar
moneyoutofme,and,assoonasyouhavegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nikoli
neverknowwhereithasgone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyouare.
Itisinthe
krvi
blood;
forindeeditistrue
da
thatyoucaninheritthesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,IwishIhadinherited
veliko
manyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
In
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mysweet
mali
littleskylark.
But,doyouknow,itstrikesme
da
thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
danes
today?
NORA.