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

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

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnishedcomfortably
och
andtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Atthe
baksidan
back,adoortothe
höger
rightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Mellan
Betweenthedoorsstandsapiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-handwallisa
dörr
door,andbeyonditawindow.
Nearthewindowarearoundtable,arm-chairs
och
andasmallsofa.
In
den
theright-handwall,atthefarther
änden
end,anotherdoor;
andonthe
samma
sameside,nearerthefootlights,
en
astove,twoeasychairs
och
andarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
och
andthedoor,asmalltable.
Engravingsonthewalls;
ett
acabinetwithchinaand
andra
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
med
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
och
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itiswinter.
En
Abellringsinthehall;
shortlyafterwardsthe
dörren
doorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
en
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
och
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshelayson
de
thetabletotheright.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besurethe
barnen
childrendonotseeituntilthisevening,
när
whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,
tar
takingoutherpurse.]How
mycket
much?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
en
ashilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTERthanks
henne
her,andgoesout.
NORA
stänger
shutsthedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshe
tar
takesoffherhatandcoat.
She
tar
takesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
och
andeatsoneortwo;
then
går
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
dörr
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[calls
ut
outfromhisroom].
Is
som
thatmylittlelarktwittering
ute
outthere?
NORA.
[busyopening
några
someoftheparcels].
Yes,it
är
is!
HELMER.
Isitmy
lilla
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Ja
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmysquirrel
kom
comehome?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
och
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
och
andseewhatIhave
köpt
bought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[Alittle
senare
later,heopensthedoor
och
andlooksintotheroom,peninhand.]
Köpt
Bought,didyousay?
Allthesethings?
Har
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
pengar
moneyagain?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,this
år
yearwereallycanletourselvesgoa
lite
little.
ThisisthefirstChristmas
som
thatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Ändå
Still,youknow,wecan’tspend
pengar
moneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
kanske
maybeaweebit
mer
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?
Bara
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohave
en
abigsalaryandearnlots
och
andlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
men
butthenitwillbe
ett
awholequarterbeforethesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
kan
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goes
upp
uptoherandtakesherplayfullybytheear.]The
samma
samelittlefeatherhead!
Suppose,now,
att
thatIborrowedfiftypounds
idag
today,andyouspentit
allt
allintheChristmasweek,
och
andthenonNewYear’sEve
en
aslatefellonmy
huvud
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
över
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
säg
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
Ifthatwereto
hända
happen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed
pengar
moneyornot.
HELMER.
Yes,
men
butwhataboutthepeople
som
whohadlentit?
NORA.
De
They?
Whowouldbotherabout
dem
them?
Ishouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Thatislike
en
awoman!
Butseriously,Nora,you
vet
knowwhatIthinkaboutthat.
Inga
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
kan
canbenofreedomorbeautyabout
ett
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
och
anddebt.
Wetwohave
hållit
keptbravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
och
andwewillgoonthe
samma
samewayfortheshort
tiden
timelongerthatthereneedbe
någon
anystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
Följer
[followingher].
Come,come,my
lilla
littleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
här
this!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
tror
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Pengar
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
tror
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Tio
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
tack
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwill
hålla
keepmegoingfora
lång
longtime.
HELMER.
Indeedit
måste
must.
NORA.
Yes,yes,it
kommer
will.
Butcomehereandletme
visa
showyouwhatIhave
köpt
bought.
Andallsocheap!
Titta
Look,hereisanewsuitforIvar,
och
andasword;
andahorse
och
andatrumpetforBob;
och
andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
mycket
veryplain,butanywayshe
kommer
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Och
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
gamla
oldAnneoughtreallyto
ha
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
här
thisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
Nej
No,no!
youmustn’tseethat
förrän
untilthisevening.
HELMER.
Very
bra
well.
Butnowtellme,youextravagant
lilla
littleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
säker
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Ja
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
något
somethingreasonablethatyouwouldparticularlyliketo
ha
have.
NORA.
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
med
withhiscoatbuttons,and
utan
withoutraisinghereyesto
hans
his].
Ifyoureallywantto
ge
givemesomething,youmight—you
kan
might—.
HELMER.
Well,outwith
det
it!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
kan
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustas
mycket
muchasyoucanafford;
och
andthenoneofthesedaysI
kommer
willbuysomethingwithit.
HELMER.
Men
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,do!
kära
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenI
kommer
willwrapitupinbeautifulgiltpaper
och
andhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
roligt
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
människor
peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting
pengar
money?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
göra
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
och
andthenIshallhave
tid
timetothinkwhatIam
mest
mostinwantof.
Thatis
en
averysensibleplan,isn’t
det
it?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
säga
say,ifyouwerereallyto
spara
saveoutofthemoneyI
ger
giveyou,andthenreally
köpa
buysomethingforyourself.
Butifyouspendit
allt
allonthehousekeepingandany
antal
numberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
måste
havetopayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
men
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdeny
det
it,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’s
en
asweetlittlespendthrift,butshe
använder
usesupadealof
pengar
money.
Onewouldhardlybelieve
hur
howexpensivesuchlittlepersons
är
are!
NORA.
It’sashameto
säga
saythat.
Idoreally
räddar
saveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’sverytrue,—allyou
kan
can.
Butyoucan’tsave
något
anything!
NORA.
[smilingquietlyandhappily].
Youhaven’tany
aning om
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
och
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
en
anoddlittlesoul.
Very
som
likeyourfather.
Youalways
hittar
findsomenewwayofwheedling
pengar
moneyoutofme,and,as
snart
soonasyouhavegot
det
it,itseemstomeltinyourhands.
You
aldrig
neverknowwhereithasgone.
Ändå
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
är
are.
Itisintheblood;
forindeeditis
sant
truethatyoucaninherit
dessa
thesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,I
önskar
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Och
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobe
något
anythingbutjustwhatyou
är
are,mysweetlittleskylark.
Men
But,doyouknow,itstrikesme
att
thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy
idag
today?
NORA.