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A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Swedish A1-B2

A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Swedish A1-B2

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
bekvämt
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
Attheback,
en
adoortotheright
leder
leadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleft
leder
leadstoHelmer’sstudy.
Betweenthedoors
står
standsapiano.
Inthe
mitten
middleoftheleft-handwallisa
dörr
door,andbeyondita
fönster
window.
Nearthewindowarearound
bord
table,arm-chairsandasmall
soffa
sofa.
Intheright-handwall,at
den
thefartherend,anotherdoor;
och
andonthesameside,nearerthefootlights,
en
astove,twoeasychairs
och
andarocking-chair;
betweenthestove
och
andthedoor,asmall
bord
table.
Engravingsonthewalls;
ett
acabinetwithchinaand
andra
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
med
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
och
andafireburnsinthestove.
Itis
vinter
winter.
Abellringsinthehall;
shortly
därefter
afterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.
EnterNORA,humming
en
atuneandinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
och
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshe
lägger
laysonthetableto
de
theright.
NORA.
HidetheChristmasTree
försiktigt
carefully,Helen.
Besurethe
barnen
childrendonotseeit
förrän
untilthisevening,whenitisdressed.
[TothePORTER,
tar
takingoutherpurse.]How
mycket
much?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Thereis
en
ashilling.
No,keepthechange.
[ThePORTER
tackar
thanksher,andgoesout.
NORA
stänger
shutsthedoor.
Sheis
skrattar
laughingtoherself,asshe
tar
takesoffherhatandcoat.
She
tar
takesapacketofmacaroonsfromherpocket
och
andeatsoneortwo;
then
går
goescautiouslytoherhusband’s
dörr
doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.
HELMER.
[calls
ut
outfromhisroom].
Is
som
thatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
öppna
openingsomeoftheparcels].
Yes,it
är
is!
HELMER.
Isitmy
lilla
littlesquirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
När
Whendidmysquirrelcome
hem
home?
NORA.
Justnow.
[Putsthe
påsen
bagofmacaroonsintoherpocket
och
andwipeshermouth.]Comeinhere,Torvald,
och
andseewhatIhave
köpt
bought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturbme.
[Alittle
senare
later,heopensthedoor
och
andlooksintotheroom,
penna
peninhand.]Bought,didyou
sa
say?
Allthesethings?
Hasmy
lilla
littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoneyagain?
NORA.
Yes
men
but,Torvald,thisyearwe
verkligen
reallycanletourselvesgoa
lite
little.
Thisisthefirst
Julen
Christmasthatwehavenot
behövt
neededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
vet
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Yes,Torvald,we
kanske
maybeaweebit
mer
morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?
Bara
Justatinyweebit!
Youaregoingtohave
en
abigsalaryandearnlots
och
andlotsofmoney.
HELMER.
Yes,aftertheNewYear;
men
butthenitwillbe
ett
awholequarterbeforethe
lönen
salaryisdue.
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
butwhataboutthepeoplewhohad
lånat
lentit?
NORA.
They?
Whowould
bry
botheraboutthem?
Ishouldnot
veta
knowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Som
Thatislikeawoman!
Men
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatI
tycker
thinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,noborrowing.
There
kan
canbenofreedomor
skönhet
beautyaboutahomelife
som
thatdependsonborrowinganddebt.
We
två
twohavekeptbravelyonthe
raka
straightroadsofar,andwe
kommer
willgoonthesamewayforthe
korta
shorttimelongerthatthereneedbe
någon
anystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowardsthestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
Följer
[followingher].
Come,come,my
lilla
littleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
här
this!
Ismylittlesquirreloutoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
tror
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turninground
snabbt
quickly].
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyou
har
are.
[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,hereisanew
kostym
suitforIvar,anda
svärd
sword;
andahorseand
en
atrumpetforBob;
and
en
adollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
mycket
veryplain,butanywayshe
kommer
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Och
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;
gamla
oldAnneoughtreallyto
ha
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
här
thisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No,no!
youmustn’t
se
seethatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Mycket
Verywell.
Butnowtellme,you
extravaganta
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
säker
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Yes,
men
butyoumust.
Tellme
något
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
särskilt
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
Inte
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
med
withhiscoatbuttons,andwithout
höja
raisinghereyestohis].
Ifyou
verkligen
reallywanttogiveme
något
something,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Well,
ut
outwithit!
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
willwrapitupinbeautifulgilt
papper
paperandhangitontheChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
roligt
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
människor
peoplecalledthatarealways
slösar
wastingmoney?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Låt
Letusdoasyou
föreslår
suggest,Torvald,andthenIshallhave
tid
timetothinkwhatIam
mest
mostinwantof.
Thatis
en
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Indeeditis—thatisto
säga
say,ifyouwerereallyto
spara
saveoutofthemoneyI
ger
giveyou,andthenreally
köpa
buysomethingforyourself.
Butifyou
spenderar
spenditallonthehousekeeping
och
andanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenI
bara
merelyhavetopayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
men
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’t
förneka
denyit,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.
Youareanodd
liten
littlesoul.
Verylikeyour
far
father.
Youalwaysfindsome
nytt
newwayofwheedlingmoney
ut
outofme,and,as
snart
soonasyouhavegotit,it
verkar
seemstomeltinyourhands.
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—rather
orolig
uneasytoday?
NORA.