ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
cómodamente
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.At
la
theback,adoortola
therightleadstotheentrance-hall,otra
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sestudio
study.Betweenthedoorsstands
un
apiano.Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand
pared
wallisadoor,andbeyondituna
awindow.Nearthewindowarearound
mesa
table,arm-chairsandasmallsofá
sofa.Intheright-handwall,atthe
más
fartherend,anotherdoor;andonthe
mismo
sameside,nearerthefootlights,una
astove,twoeasychairsy
andarocking-chair;betweenthe
estufa
stoveandthedoor,asmallmesa
table.Engravingsonthewalls;
un
acabinetwithchinaandotros
othersmallobjects;asmallbook-case
con
withwell-boundbooks.Thefloorsarecarpeted,
y
andafireburnsintheestufa
stove.Itiswinter.
A
campana
bellringsinthehall;shortly
después
afterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.Entra
EnterNORA,hummingatuney
andinhighspirits.Sheisinoutdoordress
y
andcarriesanumberofparcels;theseshe
pone
laysonthetabletola
theright.NORA.
Hidethe
Navidad
ChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.Besure
los
thechildrendonotseeituntilesta
thisevening,whenitisvestido
dressed.[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Hay
Thereisashilling.No,keep
el
thechange.[ThePORTERthanksher,
y
andgoesout.NORAshuts
la
thedoor.Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
sombrero
hatandcoat.Shetakesa
paquete
packetofmacaroonsfromherbolsillo
pocketandeatsoneordos
two;thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’s
puerta
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisen
in.HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
esa
thatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?NORA.
[busy
abriendo
openingsomeoftheparcels].Sí
Yes,itis!HELMER.
Isitmylittle
ardilla
squirrelbustlingabout?NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmy
ardilla
squirrelcomehome?NORA.
Just
ahora
now.[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoher
bolsillo
pocketandwipeshermouth.]Comeinaquí
here,Torvald,andseewhatIhe
havebought.HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
me.[Alittlelater,he
abre
opensthedoorandlooksintola
theroom,peninhand.]Comprado
Bought,didyousay?All
estas
thesethings?Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
dinero
moneyagain?NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
este
thisyearwereallycanletourselvesir
goalittle.Thisis
la
thefirstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.HELMER.
Still,you
sabes
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.NORA.
Sí
Yes,Torvald,wemaybeun
aweebitmorerecklessahora
now,mayn’twe?Justatinyweebit!
Youare
vas
goingtohaveabigsalario
salaryandearnlotsandlotsofdinero
money.HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Nuevo
NewYear;butthenit
sea
willbeawholequarterbeforeel
thesalaryisdue.NORA.
Pooh!
we
podemos
canborrowuntilthen.HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
y
andtakesherplayfullybyla
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!Supongamos
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypoundshoy
today,andyouspentittodo
allintheChristmasweek,y
andthenonNewYear’sVíspera
Eveaslatefellonmycabeza
headandkilledme,and—.NORA.
[puttingherhands
sobre
overhismouth].Oh!
don’t
digas
saysuchhorridthings.HELMER.
Still,
supongamos
supposethathappened,—whatthen?NORA.
If
eso
thatweretohappen,Idon’tsupongo
supposeIshouldcarewhetherIdebía
owedmoneyornot.HELMER.
Sí
Yes,butwhataboutthepersonas
peoplewhohadlentit?NORA.
Ellos
They?Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
debería
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.HELMER.
Eso
Thatislikeawoman!Pero
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatIpienso
thinkaboutthat.Nodebt,
no
noborrowing.Therecanbe
no
nofreedomorbeautyaboutuna
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowingy
anddebt.Wetwohavekept
valientemente
bravelyonthestraightroadsofar,y
andwewillgoonel
thesamewayforthecorto
shorttimelongerthatthereneedbealguna
anystruggle.NORA.
[movingtowards
la
thestove].Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Ven
Come,come,mylittleskylarkdebe
mustnotdroopherwings.Whatis
esto
this!Ismylittlesquirrel
fuera
outoftemper?[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
crees
thinkIhavegothere?NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Dinero
Money!HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
crees
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotisquiere
wantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?NORA.
[counting].
Diez
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!Thankyou,
gracias
thankyou,Torvald;thatwill
mantendrá
keepmegoingforalongtime.HELMER.
Hecho
Indeeditmust.NORA.
Yes,
sí
yes,itwill.Butcome
aquí
hereandletmeshowyouwhatIhe
havebought.Andallso
barato
cheap!Look,hereisa
nuevo
newsuitforIvar,andaespada
sword;andahorseanda
trompeta
trumpetforBob;anda
muñeca
dollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyaremuy
veryplain,butanywaysheson
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.Y
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforlas
themaids;oldAnneoughtreallyto
tener
havesomethingbetter.HELMER.
Andwhatisin
este
thisparcel?NORA.
[cryingout].
No
No,no!youmustn’tsee
eso
thatuntilthisevening.HELMER.
Muy
Verywell.Butnowtellme,you
extravagante
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyougustaría
likeforyourself?NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
seguro
sureIdon’twantanything.HELMER.
Sí
Yes,butyoumust.Tellme
algo
somethingreasonablethatyouwoulden particular
particularlyliketohave.NORA.
No
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
con
withhiscoatbuttons,andsin
withoutraisinghereyestohis].Si
Ifyoureallywanttogivemealgo
something,youmight—youmight—.HELMER.
Well,
fuera
outwithit!NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
podrías
mightgivememoney,Torvald.Onlyjustasmuchasyou
puedas
canafford;andthenoneof
estos
thesedaysIwillbuyalgo
somethingwithit.HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,
hago
do!dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwill
envolveré
wrapitupinbeautifulgiltpapel
paperandhangitonel
theChristmasTree.Wouldn’tthatbe
divertido
fun?HELMER.
Whatarelittle
gente
peoplecalledthatarealwayswastingdinero
money?NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
hagamos
doasyousuggest,Torvald,y
andthenIshallhavetiempo
timetothinkwhatIammás
mostinwantof.Thatis
un
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?HELMER.
[smiling].
Hecho
Indeeditis—thatistodecir
say,ifyouwerereallytoahorraras
saveoutofthemoneyIdoy
giveyou,andthenreallycompraras
buysomethingforyourself.But
si
ifyouspenditallonla
thehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerelytengo
havetopayupagain.NORA.
Oh
pero
but,Torvald—.HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshis
brazo
armroundherwaist.]It’sun
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesupun
adealofmoney.One
son
wouldhardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittlepersonas
personsare!NORA.
It’sa
vergüenza
shametosaythat.Ido
realmente
reallysaveallIcan.HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
muy
verytrue,—allyoucan.Butyoucan’t
salvar
saveanything!NORA.
[smilingquietly
y
andhappily].Youhaven’tany
idea
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarksy
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.HELMER.
Youare
un
anoddlittlesoul.Verylikeyour
padre
father.Youalwaysfindsomenew
manera
wayofwheedlingmoneyoutofme,y
and,assoonasyoutienes
havegotit,itseemstoderretirse
meltinyourhands.You
nunca
neverknowwhereithasido
gone.Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
eres
are.Itisinthe
sangre
blood;forindeeditis
cierto
truethatyoucaninheritestas
thesethings,Nora.NORA.
Ah,I
ojalá
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.HELMER.
Y
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,mydulce
sweetlittleskylark.But,doyou
sabes
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratherincómodo
uneasytoday?NORA.