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A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
y
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
At
la
theback,adoorto
la
therightleadstotheentrance-hall,
otra
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Entre
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallis
una
adoor,andbeyondit
una
awindow.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
y
andasmallsofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthefarther
extremo
end,anotherdoor;
andonthe
mismo
sameside,nearerthefootlights,
una
astove,twoeasychairs
y
andarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
y
andthedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingson
las
thewalls;
acabinetwithchina
y
andothersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
con
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
y
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
Una
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwards
la
thedoorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
una
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
y
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelayson
la
thetabletotheright.
NORA.
Hide
el
theChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besure
los
thechildrendonotseeituntil
esta
thisevening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Hay
Thereisashilling.
No,keep
el
thechange.
[ThePORTERthanksher,
y
andgoesout.
NORAshuts
la
thedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffherhat
y
andcoat.
Shetakesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
y
andeatsoneortwo;
then
va
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
puerta
doorandlistens.]Yes,heis
en
in.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
esa
thatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
abriendo
openingsomeoftheparcels].
Sí
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmylittlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Sí
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
llegó
comehome?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Puts
la
thebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
y
andwipeshermouth.]Comein
aquí
here,Torvald,andseewhatI
he
havebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
me.
[Alittlelater,he
abre
opensthedoorandlooksinto
la
theroom,peninhand.]
Comprado
Bought,didyousay?
All
estas
thesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
dinero
moneyagain?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
este
thisyearwereallycanletourselves
ir
goalittle.
Thisis
la
thefirstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
sabes
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Sí
Yes,Torvald,wemaybe
un
aweebitmorereckless
ahora
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youare
vas
goingtohaveabigsalary
y
andearnlotsandlotsof
dinero
money.
HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Nuevo
NewYear;
butthenit
sea
willbeawholequarterbefore
el
thesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
podemos
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
y
andtakesherplayfullyby
la
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,
ahora
now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
hoy
today,andyouspentit
todo
allintheChristmasweek,
y
andthenonNewYear’sEve
una
aslatefellonmy
cabeza
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
sobre
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
digas
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,suppose
eso
thathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
eso
thatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeI
debía
shouldcarewhetherIowed
dinero
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
pero
butwhataboutthepeoplewho
habían
hadlentit?
NORA.
They?
Quién
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
debería
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Eso
Thatislikeawoman!
Pero
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatI
pienso
thinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,
no
noborrowing.
Therecanbe
no
nofreedomorbeautyabout
una
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
y
anddebt.
Wetwohavekeptbravelyon
el
thestraightroadsofar,
y
andwewillgoon
el
thesamewayfortheshort
tiempo
timelongerthatthereneedbe
alguna
anystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowards
la
thestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Ven
Come,come,mylittleskylark
debe
mustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
esto
this!
Ismylittlesquirrel
fuera
outoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
crees
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Dinero
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
crees
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotis
quiere
wantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Diez
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
gracias
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwill
mantendrá
keepmegoingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
debe
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,itwill.
Pero
ButcomehereandletmeshowyouwhatI
he
havebought.
Andallsocheap!
Mira
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
y
andasword;
andahorse
y
andatrumpetforBob;
y
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
muy
veryplain,butanywayshe
son
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Y
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
las
themaids;
oldAnneoughtreallyto
tener
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
este
thisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No
No,no!
youmustn’tsee
eso
thatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Muy
Verywell.
Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittle
persona
person,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
seguro
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Sí
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
algo
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularly
gustaría
liketohave.
NORA.
No,I
realmente
reallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
con
withhiscoatbuttons,and
sin
withoutraisinghereyestohis].
Si
Ifyoureallywanttogiveme
algo
something,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Well,
fuera
outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
podrías
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyou
puedas
canafford;
andthenoneof
estos
thesedaysIwillbuy
algo
somethingwithit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,
hago
do!
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwillwrapitupin
hermoso
beautifulgiltpaperandhangiton
el
theChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
divertido
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
gente
peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting
dinero
money?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
hagamos
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
y
andthenIshallhave
tiempo
timetothinkwhatIam
más
mostinwantof.
Thatis
un
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
decir
say,ifyouwerereallyto
ahorraras
saveoutofthemoneyI
doy
giveyou,andthenreally
compraras
buysomethingforyourself.
But
si
ifyouspenditallon
la
thehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
tengo
havetopayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
pero
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
un
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
un
adealofmoney.
One
son
wouldhardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittle
personas
personsare!
NORA.
It’sashameto
decir
saythat.
Idoreally
guardo
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
muy
verytrue,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
salvar
saveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
y
andhappily].
Youhaven’tany
idea
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
y
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
un
anoddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
padre
father.
Youalwaysfindsomenew
manera
wayofwheedlingmoneyoutofme,
y
and,assoonasyou
tienes
havegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
nunca
neverknowwhereithas
ido
gone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
eres
are.
Itisinthe
sangre
blood;
forindeeditis
cierto
truethatyoucaninherit
estas
thesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,I
ojalá
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Y
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,my
dulce
sweetlittleskylark.
But,doyou
sabes
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
hoy
today?
NORA.