A Doll’s House Progressively Translated Ukrainian A1-B2 Books

ACTI

[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished

комфортно

comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.

Attheback,a

двері

doortotherightleadstotheentrance-hall,anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’sstudy.

Між

Betweenthedoorsstandsa

фортепіано

piano.

Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand

стіни

wallisadoor,and

за

beyonditawindow.

Nearthe

вікна

windowarearoundtable,arm-chairs

andasmallsofa.

Intheright-hand

стіни

wall,atthefartherend,

ще одна

anotherdoor;

andonthe

sameside,nearerthefootlights,astove,

два

twoeasychairsandarocking-chair;

між

betweenthestoveandthedoor,a

маленький

smalltable.

Engravingsonthewalls;

шафа

cabinetwithchinaandothersmallobjects;

asmallbook-case

withwell-boundbooks.

Thefloorsarecarpeted,

andafireburnsinthe

печі

stove.

Itiswinter.

Abellringsinthehall;

незабаром

shortlyafterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.

EnterNORA,humminga

мелодію

tuneandinhighspirits.

Sheisinoutdoordress

andcarriesanumberofparcels;

theseshelaysonthe

стіл

tabletotheright.

NORA.

HidetheChristmas

Ялинку

Treecarefully,Helen.

Besurethe

діти

childrendonotseeit

до

untilthisevening,whenitisdressed.

[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?

Портер

PORTER.

Sixpence.

NORA.

Thereisashilling.

Ні

No,keepthechange.

[ThePORTERthanks

їй

her,andgoesout.

NORAshutsthe

двері

door.

Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher

капелюх

hatandcoat.

Shetakesa

пакет

packetofmacaroonsfromher

кишені

pocketandeatsoneor

два

two;

thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’s

дверей

doorandlistens.]Yes,heisin.

HELMER.

[callsoutfromhisroom].

Isthatmylittlelarktwitteringout

там

there?

NORA.

[busyopeningsomeoftheparcels].

Так

Yes,itis!

HELMER.

Isitmylittle

білочка

squirrelbustlingabout?

NORA.

Yes!

HELMER.

Коли

Whendidmysquirrelcome

додому

home?

NORA.

Justnow.

[Putsthe

мішок

bagofmacaroonsintoherpocket

andwipeshermouth.]Comein

сюди

here,Torvald,andseewhatIhavebought.

HELMER.

Don’tdisturb

мене

me.

[Alittlelater,heopensthe

двері

doorandlooksintotheroom,

ручка

peninhand.]Bought,didyousay?

Усі

Allthesethings?

Hasmy

маленький

littlespendthriftbeenwastingmoney

знову

again?

NORA.

Yesbut,Torvald,

цього

thisyearwereallycanletourselvesgoa

трохи

little.

Thisisthefirst

Різдво

Christmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.

HELMER.

Still,you

знаєте

know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.

NORA.

Так

Yes,Torvald,wemaybeaweebit

більш

morerecklessnow,mayn’twe?

Тільки

Justatinyweebit!

Youaregoingtohaveabig

зарплата

salaryandearnlotsandlotsof

грошей

money.

HELMER.

Yes,afterthe

Нового

NewYear;

butthenit

буде

willbeawholequarter

до

beforethesalaryisdue.

NORA.

Pooh!

можемо

canborrowuntilthen.

HELMER.

Nora!

[Goesuptoher

andtakesherplayfullybytheear.]Thesame

маленький

littlefeatherhead!

Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds

сьогодні

today,andyouspentitallintheChristmas

тиждень

week,andthenonNewYear’s

Напередодні

Eveaslatefellonmyheadandkilled

мене

me,and—.

NORA.

[puttingherhandsoverhismouth].

Oh!

don’tsay

таких

suchhorridthings.

HELMER.

Still,

припустимо

supposethathappened,—whatthen?

NORA.

Якщо

Ifthatweretohappen,Idon’tsupposeIshouldcarewhetherIowed

грошима

moneyornot.

HELMER.

Yes,

але

butwhataboutthepeople

які

whohadlentit?

NORA.

Вони

They?

Whowouldbotherabout

них

them?

Ishouldnotknow

хто

whotheywere.

HELMER.

Thatis

як

likeawoman!

Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatI

думаю

thinkaboutthat.

Nodebt,

без

noborrowing.

Therecanbeno

свободи

freedomorbeautyaboutahome

житті

lifethatdependsonborrowing

anddebt.

Wetwohavekeptbravelyonthestraight

дорозі

roadsofar,andwe

буде

willgoonthesamewayfortheshort

часу

timelongerthatthereneedbeanystruggle.

NORA.

[moving

до

towardsthestove].

Asyouplease,Torvald.

HELMER.

[followingher].

Come,come,mylittleskylarkmustnotdroopherwings.

Whatisthis!

Ismylittle

білка

squirreloutoftemper?

[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyouthinkIhavegot

тут

here?

NORA.

[turningroundquickly].

Гроші

Money!

HELMER.

Thereyouare.

[Giveshersomemoney.]DoyouthinkIdon’t

знаю

knowwhatalotiswantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?

NORA.

[counting].

Десять

Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!

Thankyou,

дякую

thankyou,Torvald;

thatwillkeepmegoingfora

довгий

longtime.

HELMER.

Indeeditmust.

NORA.

Так

Yes,yes,itwill.

Butcome

сюди

hereandletmeshowyouwhatIhavebought.

Andallsocheap!

Look,

ось

hereisanewsuitforIvar,

andasword;

anda

коня

horseandatrumpetforBob;

andadollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare

дуже

veryplain,butanywayshewill

незабаром

soonbreaktheminpieces.

And

ось

herearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsforthemaids;

старий

oldAnneoughtreallyto

мати

havesomethingbetter.

HELMER.

Andwhatisin

цій

thisparcel?

NORA.

[cryingout].

Ні

No,no!

youmustn’tseethat

до

untilthisevening.

HELMER.

Very

добре

well.

Butnowtellme,youextravagantlittle

людина

person,whatwouldyoulikeforyourself?

NORA.

Formyself?

Oh,Iam

впевнений

sureIdon’twantanything.

HELMER.

Так

Yes,butyoumust.

Tellme

щось

somethingreasonablethatyouwould

особливо

particularlyliketohave.

NORA.

No,I

дійсно

reallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.

HELMER.

Ну

Well?

NORA.

[playingwithhis

пальто

coatbuttons,andwithoutraisinghereyesto

його

his].

Ifyoureallywantto

дати

givemesomething,youmight—youmight—.

HELMER.

Ну

Well,outwithit!

NORA.

[speakingquickly].

Youmight

дати

givememoney,Torvald.

Onlyjustasmuchasyou

можете

canafford;

andthenoneof

цих

thesedaysIwillbuy

щось

somethingwithit.

HELMER.

But,Nora—.

NORA.

Oh,do!

dearTorvald;

please,pleasedo!

ThenIwillwrapitupin

прекрасний

beautifulgiltpaperandhangitontheChristmasTree.

Wouldn’tthatbe

весело

fun?

HELMER.

Whatarelittle

людей

peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting

гроші

money?

NORA.

Spendthrifts—Iknow.

Letusdoasyousuggest,Torvald,

andthenIshallhave

час

timetothinkwhatIammostinwantof.

Thatisa

дуже

verysensibleplan,isn’tit?

HELMER.

[smiling].

Indeeditis—thatistosay,

якщо

ifyouwerereallytosaveoutofthe

грошей

moneyIgiveyou,andthenreallybuy

щось

somethingforyourself.

Butifyouspendit

все

allonthehousekeepingandany

кількість

numberofunnecessarythings,thenI

просто

merelyhavetopayup

знову

again.

NORA.

Ohbut,Torvald—.

HELMER.

Youcan’t

заперечувати

denyit,mydearlittleNora.

[Putshisarmroundherwaist.]It’sasweetlittlespendthrift,

але

butsheusesupadealof

грошей

money.

Onewouldhardlybelieve

наскільки

howexpensivesuchlittlepersonsare!

NORA.

It’sashametosaythat.

Ido

дійсно

reallysaveallIcan.

HELMER.

[laughing].

That’s

дуже

verytrue,—allyoucan.

Butyoucan’t

врятувати

saveanything!

NORA.

[smilingquietly

andhappily].

Youhaven’tanyideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks

andsquirrelshave,Torvald.

HELMER.

Youareanoddlittle

душа

soul.

Verylikeyourfather.

You

завжди

alwaysfindsomenewwayofwheedling

гроші

moneyoutofme,and,as

тільки

soonasyouhavegotit,itseemstomeltinyourhands.

You

ніколи не

neverknowwhereithasgone.

Still,onemust

приймати

takeyouasyouare.

Itisinthe

крові

blood;

forindeeditis

правда

truethatyoucaninherit

ці

thesethings,Nora.

NORA.

Ah,IwishIhadinherited

багато

manyofpapa’squalities.

HELMER.

AndIwouldnotwishyoutobe

небудь

anythingbutjustwhatyou

are,mysweetlittleskylark.

Але

But,doyouknow,itstrikesme

що

thatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—ratheruneasy

сьогодні

today?

NORA.

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