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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
y
and
tastefully,butnotextravagantly.
At
la
the
back,adoorto
la
the
rightleadstotheentrance-hall,
otra
another
totheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Entre
Between
thedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
una
a
door,andbeyondit
una
a
window.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
y
and
asmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefarther
extremo
end
,anotherdoor;
andonthe
mismo
same
side,nearerthefootlights,
una
a
stove,twoeasychairs
y
and
arocking-chair;
betweenthestove
y
and
thedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingson
las
the
walls;
acabinetwithchina
y
and
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
con
with
well-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
y
and
afireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Una
A
bellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwards
la
the
doorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
una
a
tuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
y
and
carriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelayson
la
the
tabletotheright.
NORA.
Hide
el
the
ChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besure
los
the
childrendonotseeituntil
esta
this
evening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Hay
There
isashilling.
No,keep
el
the
change.
[ThePORTERthanksher,
y
and
goesout.
NORAshuts
la
the
door.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
y
and
coat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
y
and
eatsoneortwo;
then
va
goes
cautiouslytoherhusband’s
puerta
door
andlistens.]Yes,heis
en
in
.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
esa
that
mylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
abriendo
opening
someoftheparcels].
Yes
,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmylittlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Yes
!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
llegó
come
home?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Puts
la
the
bagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
y
and
wipeshermouth.]Comein
aquí
here
,Torvald,andseewhatI
he
have
bought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
me
.
[Alittlelater,he
abre
opens
thedoorandlooksinto
la
the
room,peninhand.]
Comprado
Bought
,didyousay?
All
estas
these
things?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
dinero
money
again?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
este
this
yearwereallycanletourselves
ir
go
alittle.
Thisis
la
the
firstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
sabes
know
,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes
,Torvald,wemaybe
un
a
weebitmorereckless
ahora
now
,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youare
vas
going
tohaveabigsalary
y
and
earnlotsandlotsof
dinero
money
.
HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Nuevo
New
Year;
butthenit
sea
will
beawholequarterbefore
el
the
salaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
podemos
can
borrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
y
and
takesherplayfullyby
la
the
ear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,
ahora
now
,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
hoy
today
,andyouspentit
todo
all
intheChristmasweek,
y
and
thenonNewYear’sEve
una
a
slatefellonmy
cabeza
head
andkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
sobre
over
hismouth].
Oh!
don’t
digas
say
suchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,suppose
eso
that
happened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
eso
that
weretohappen,Idon’tsupposeI
debía
should
carewhetherIowed
dinero
money
ornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
pero
but
whataboutthepeoplewho
habían
had
lentit?
NORA.
They?
Quién
Who
wouldbotheraboutthem?
I
debería
should
notknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Eso
That
islikeawoman!
Pero
But
seriously,Nora,youknowwhatI
pienso
think
aboutthat.
Nodebt,
no
no
borrowing.
Therecanbe
no
no
freedomorbeautyabout
una
a
homelifethatdependsonborrowing
y
and
debt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
el
the
straightroadsofar,
y
and
wewillgoon
el
the
samewayfortheshort
tiempo
time
longerthatthereneedbe
alguna
any
struggle.
NORA.
[movingtowards
la
the
stove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Ven
Come
,come,mylittleskylark
debe
must
notdroopherwings.
Whatis
esto
this
!
Ismylittlesquirrel
fuera
out
oftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
crees
think
Ihavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Dinero
Money
!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
crees
think
Idon’tknowwhatalotis
quiere
wanted
forhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Diez
Ten
shillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
gracias
thank
you,Torvald;
thatwill
mantendrá
keep
megoingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
debe
must
.
NORA.
Yes,yes,itwill.
Pero
But
comehereandletmeshowyouwhatI
he
have
bought.
Andallsocheap!
Mira
Look
,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
y
and
asword;
andahorse
y
and
atrumpetforBob;
y
and
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
muy
very
plain,butanywayshe
son
will
soonbreaktheminpieces.
Y
And
herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
las
the
maids;
oldAnneoughtreallyto
tener
have
somethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
este
this
parcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No
No
,no!
youmustn’tsee
eso
that
untilthisevening.
HELMER.
Muy
Very
well.
Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittle
persona
person
,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
seguro
sure
Idon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Yes
,butyoumust.
Tellme
algo
something
reasonablethatyouwouldparticularly
gustaría
like
tohave.
NORA.
No,I
realmente
really
can’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
con
with
hiscoatbuttons,and
sin
without
raisinghereyestohis].
Si
If
youreallywanttogiveme
algo
something
,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Well,
fuera
out
withit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
podrías
might
givememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyou
puedas
can
afford;
andthenoneof
estos
these
daysIwillbuy
algo
something
withit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,
hago
do
!
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupin
hermoso
beautiful
giltpaperandhangiton
el
the
ChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
divertido
fun
?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
gente
people
calledthatarealwayswasting
dinero
money
?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
hagamos
do
asyousuggest,Torvald,
y
and
thenIshallhave
tiempo
time
tothinkwhatIam
más
most
inwantof.
Thatis
un
a
verysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
decir
say
,ifyouwerereallyto
ahorraras
save
outofthemoneyI
doy
give
you,andthenreally
compraras
buy
somethingforyourself.
But
si
if
youspenditallon
la
the
housekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
tengo
have
topayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
pero
but
,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
un
a
sweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
un
a
dealofmoney.
One
son
would
hardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittle
personas
persons
are!
NORA.
It’sashameto
decir
say
that.
Idoreally
guardo
save
allIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
muy
very
true,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
salvar
save
anything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
y
and
happily].
Youhaven’tany
idea
idea
howmanyexpensesweskylarks
y
and
squirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
un
an
oddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
padre
father
.
Youalwaysfindsomenew
manera
way
ofwheedlingmoneyoutofme,
y
and
,assoonasyou
tienes
have
gotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nunca
never
knowwhereithas
ido
gone
.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
eres
are
.
Itisinthe
sangre
blood
;
forindeeditis
cierto
true
thatyoucaninherit
estas
these
things,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,I
ojalá
wish
Ihadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Y
And
Iwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,my
dulce
sweet
littleskylark.
But,doyou
sabes
know
,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
hoy
today
?
NORA.