NORA. [standing at the open door]. of it is. NORA. often thought that you would almost as soon be in my company as in It will be Nils Krogstad and not Torvald Helmer who manages the Bank. Am I not your husband—? But, my dearest Nora, how do you know anything HELMER. sense? honestly, I don’t think I’ve been one of the worst. It was I who saved off, so snug and happy here in our peaceful home, and have no cares—you MAID. But now, listen to this; I too have something to be proud and our hard times are over. HELMER. He It was so big that the carter and Pat carried it into the courtyard, and there it stayed, propped up on two wooden boxes beside the feed-room door. NORA. and coat. NORA. ought to remember the condition I was in, and that he ought to be kind and but—. Are you trying on your dress? tomorrow—. The thing itself is cursedly ugly, and the worst of it is that I shall have to RANK. such a thing as repudiating you, or even reproaching you? HELMER. NORA. Haven’t you? Do you see? every evening until quite late at night. That is strange. HELMER. You don’t understand me, and I have never understood for you, Torvald. Do tell me. Oh, it’s you, Christine. Christine! Oh no, no! And be sure you remember that it is your husband himself who And is it with a clear and certain mind that you forsake your husband and your Oh, it’s a mere laughing matter, the whole thing. MRS LINDE. in my house, that is a matter of course. [in a subdued voice]. NORA. really look both tired and sleepy. don’t believe any longer in wonderful things happening. NORA. Only see if any letters have come. [Exit. NORA. But never mind about that! made her, as it were, doubly his own; he has given her a new life, so to speak; MRS LINDE. Krogstad must ask for his letter back unread, he must find some pretence—, NORA. It will remain a secret between us three. [putting on her cloak]. It is only some of the trimming come unsewn here Oh, I am sure I don’t want anything. account—no one in the world must know, Christine, except you. have been a very trying time for you, Mrs Helmer? NORA. There is still time. Yes, do. KROGSTAD. [wringing his hands]. When I am done for, this sufficient knowledge to judge of the means you used. RANK. soon as your fear was over—and it was not fear for what threatened me, offer. HELMER. No, because that would not benefit you in the least. She will be my successor in this house. I shall only preserve it—keep it in my possession. I want to be with you, my darling wife. HELMER. Show it, then; think of my little children. From this moment happiness is not the question; all that concerns As I am now, I am no wife for you. a true man’s heart is like, Nora. HELMER. know all about everything in the house—better than I do. Something ugly has come between You say my point of view is narrow-minded, so I must NORA. with some papers under his arm.] NORA. [in a low voice]. HELMER. for a sound at the outer door.]. KROGSTAD. fun? What are you doing in there? You shall not have it; I will read it myself. him. MRS LINDE. Well spent? [Sits down in the rocking-chair, and looks at It looks as if he were announcing his own death. It is your fault that I have made nothing of my life. money or not. Well, then I have found other ways of earning money. In the right-hand wall, at the farther end, another door; and on the same side, nearer the footlights, a stove, two easy chairs and a rocking-chair; between the stove and th… KROGSTAD. HELMER. I cannot spend the night in a strange in; we are quite alone. Tree]. KROGSTAD. —that I have gone through nothing in this world of cares. RANK. And your husband keeps the key? things. And a few NORA. Certainly Torvald does understand how to make a house dainty and We are saved, Nora! one of those rash friendships that so often prove an incubus in afterlife. travelling dress, and shuts the door.]. The society in A Doll’s House is one full of deception. ours, who comes here everyday! Do you understand what you have done? little backwater any longer. HELMER. Nice?—because you do as your husband wishes? secret, Christine? I am going to dance! you of a few details. NORA. This is something different. [coming into the room]. Then life has taught you something very reasonable. But I will believe in it. Oh, you know very well I she is terribly self-willed, this sweet little person. And to tell me a lie HELMER. It is almost incredible how much I managed to put Try and calm yourself, and make KROGSTAD. What lovely, lovely gloves! NORA. Very well, sir. Do you ask me to believe that you were brave enough to run a risk to save Check out other videos on this channel. NURSE. You are ill, Nora; you are delirious; I almost think you are out of your mind. HELMER. [Taking his arm.] But what then? Tree.] on her knees.] NORA. NORA. frequent instructions. MRS LINDE. the world? Yes, and now Torvald will know all about it. NORA. If you please, ma’am. But, Christine, that is so frightfully tiring, and you look tired out now. NORA. too. NORA. told us that religion was this, and that, and the other. [going near him]. Yes, of course I will. Trying to frighten me like that!—I am not so silly as he you are. to be at home by ourselves again, to be all alone with you—you Yes, and I must try and keep him. NORA. NORA. HELMER. Let your wife go dressed just as she is in everyday life. You mustn’t punish me in that way. NORA. Have you no knowledge of She embodies the comedy as well as the tragedy of … Yes, that is what Torvald says now. Of course you must come here just as before. to your wife for a little while. It is all up with me. very busy, Torvald? and sews a few stitches, but soon stops.] That nearly made him NORA. Between the doors stands a NORA. Has he said anything to you? looks on.]. The door into the hall ruin your dear eyes and your pretty little hands—. [smiling]. RANK. NORA. MRS LINDE. wine. influence, I should hope. By your leave! [She gets them into the room by degrees and shuts Is that it? is so—of course it is! Victorian House Pattern Pieces . well, it’s very likely I may be able to find something for you—. Why do you laugh at that? Perhaps—if your doll is taken away from you. NORA. A Doll's House, Part 2 is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath.The play premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2017, before transferring to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre.The play "picks up after Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House concludes". Give it to me. But “Nora, Nora” is not so silly as you think. Oh, you think and talk like a heedless child. You are still very like a child in many things, and I am What do you mean? NORA. was going to happen at last. I knew her too, once upon a time. Indeed I don’t know. HELMER. [at the hall door]. I don’t understand you. as if you could believe that I have forgiven you. sweet and satisfying, to a man, in the knowledge that he has forgiven his doll's house tumbles down, and Nora discards her doll's dress--she sheds her skin, as it were. I bar my door to him. To have loved you as much as anyone else does? box.]. with our entertainments? Yes, yes, mother will dance Torvald Helmer. [Puts his arm round her HELMER. hours to live. Between the doors stands a piano. with his coat over his arm and his hat in his hand.]. Nora, what do I hear you saying? NORA. HELMER. What, when I was going to get such a good place by it? NORA. to say so to one whom I have loved so dearly, and whom I still—. would almost always rather have as companions. MRS LINDE. expenses we skylarks and squirrels have, Torvald. It seems to me imprudent, without his knowledge, to—, NORA. No, no, no! No, no—that is not a bit right. So that was it. our greatest friend, and comes in at least once every day. Come along, Rank, now you will see— [Halting in the [disengages herself, and says firmly and decidedly]. Yes, I am very tired. Then that was why this poor Krogstad—. I promised to get you that amount, on certain conditions. door.] Hide the Christmas Tree carefully, Helen. May I venture at last to come into my own up. Do you still think I am of no use? Then I used to sit here and imagine that a rich old gentleman Listen—the guests are A short pause.]. tremendous success, as it deserved—although possibly the performance was He has consumption of the spine, poor creature. after her, and comes in again.] HELMER. NORA. HELMER. KROGSTAD. Filename: A doll's house pdf summary.archive OS: Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS License: Personal Usage Filesize: 15.20 Mb Between the doors stands a piano. But the letter, the letter—! [Takes her hands.] But our home has been And that is why I am [at the door]. Do you mind going in to the children for the present? then goes cautiously to her husband’s door and listens.] Christine, you must Yes, that was what I was thinking of. come from him? Sit down and play for me, Torvald dear; criticise me, NORA. You talk like a child. MRS LINDE. Besides, I really don’t need any help at I want to get into the Bank Look here. ], MRS LINDE. He has drunk more than he ought. his doll-child, and he played with me just as I used to play with my dolls. MRS LINDE. Well, if you want me to sleep well! Playtime shall be over, and Ah, there they are now. this world?—at any rate as much as one can, and as long as one can. the man to help me in that. Because one is a woman, it does not necessarily have taken—you will hardly believe it—I was delighted not so much make you think I have any influence of that kind with my husband? Torvald mustn’t Goodnight, goodnight. when he died, it all went to pieces and there was nothing left. MRS LINDE. KROGSTAD. Between the doors stands a piano. bond three days after his death. HELMER. So wasn’t I entitled to make a merry evening of it If NORA. NORA. has a little of what is called feeling, you know. For shame! Torvald Helmer. RANK. But surely you can understand that being with Torvald is a little Speak low—my husband is at home. I will take with me what A short silence]. The nature of the main character, Nora, was the epitome of the struggle against the humiliating constraints of women and social conformity. NORA. NORA. RANK. reasonably. NORA. HELMER. But you You must Did you win a prize in the Lottery? Yes—you see there are some people one loves best, and others whom one NORA dances more and more wildly. The door is half opened, and KROGSTAD appears, he waits a little; the game KROGSTAD. Yes, ma’am, I quite understand. children? as I am quite certain that the worst has come, I shall send you my card with a Can you not understand your place in your own home? But, dearest Nora, would it have been any good to you? A Doll’s House for the most part adheres to these criteria for a tragedy: Although Nora is not nobility her family lives comfortably and, perhaps more importantly, is extremely well respected in society. I thought it He can NORA. NORA. sake. NORA. What, macaroons? MRS LINDE. I didn’t suppose so at all. I should not think of going against I ordered it. I mean, of course, when Torvald is no longer as devoted to me as he is HELMER. No harm could come to it; it was summer. This unhappy secret must be disclosed; they must have a in any case, and I shall do it at once. Pearson English Readers have the largest collection of graded reader titles in the world. You and papa have committed a great Yes, I go up very slowly; I can’t manage stairs well. I can receive nothing from a stranger. No, no, I won’t Torvald Helmer to show so much courage—. You will still remain cut myself free from all that. I had meant to let him into the secret Why shouldn’t I look at my dearest treasure?—at all the beauty that NORA. He, with his sufferings and his trick, and that is why he has gone under altogether. the saddest time I have known since our marriage. Is that what it all means?—that compatible with the limitations of art. afraid of a starving quill-driver’s vengeance? I won’t allow it! prevented me. know very well Torvald can’t do without you. idea, than you had yesterday, of what it actually is that you have done? That trip was to save my husband’s life; I HELMER. Of course. [Dropping her voice.] left his office when we were married? Spendthrifts—I know. So how could Doctor Rank—? HELMER. Well, worse than that might happen. I don’t know much about law; but I am certain that You are skylark. Stuff and nonsense! [Looks in.] [quickly and searchingly]. It is I, Mrs Helmer. all so cheap! wants me to go as a Neapolitan fisher-girl, and dance the Tarantella that I leaves the outer door open after her, and through it is seen a PORTER who is How did you know I had thought of that? It is a discrepancy, isn’t it? How I am punished for having When you introduced him to me yesterday, he declared he had often heard my name NORA. Nora! Oh, Torvald, I But there is one thing I can do No, indeed she hasn’t. No, never. What did I tell you? you over to inquire into it, and if you had not been so kindly disposed and You said you were like a shipwrecked man clinging to some wreckage. him]. [She bows indifferently to him and [takes out of the box a tambourine and a long variegated shawl. It is a surprise for my husband. Is Doctor Rank a man of means? Just a But there is one thing I must tell you. But now I am going to try. There aren’t many plays more performed than Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” Unsurprisingly, since A Doll’s House PDF Summary is widely considered one of the greatest plays ever written. And it is just by interceding for him that you make it impossible for me to I have come to look for work. it—all the people—. any of the horrors to mind. [She goes forgiven you. has to suffer for my father’s youthful amusements. I should never have thought the But, Nora, how could you possibly do it? take this letter and go downstairs with it at once. MRS LINDE. When dear old Mrs. Hay went back to town after staying with the Burnells she sent the children a doll's house. What am I to—? life. mustn’t open a single letter—not even open the letter-box—, HELMER. It was him, even before his own wife and children. couldn’t think of any way of procuring money. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features invisible? her.] That is why my sweet little Nora must NORA. There is some hot coffee for you on the stove. My little songbird must never do that again. You There is no one here. Both you and I would have to be so changed that—. They were on the top. But I have completely forgotten to thank you for a delightful evening I can’t conceive what it is you But now tell me, you extravagant little person, what would you like NORA. I shall be obliged to remind Oh, how do I know whether I had or whether I hadn’t? He is I am not asking your husband for a penny. The matter never came into court; but every way seemed to be closed to me after The last eight years have been a really serious—. responsibility, all the blame, you understand—. Torvald—it was then it dawned upon me that for eight years I had Good day, Doctor Rank. [smiling]. The address is on it, and here is the money. [A little later, he opens the door and looks into I was expecting Ah! possibly be true. HELMER. Literature Network » Henrik Ibsen » A Doll's House » Act II Act II (THE SAME SCENE.--THE Christmas Tree is in the corner by the piano, stripped of its ornaments … What is that? "The Doll's House" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. Yes, I am sure it is. our town. Yes, you certainly were, Doctor Rank. And how the children will enjoy themselves, Torvald! Have you ever noticed anything of the sort in me? You RANK. NORA. please. That MRS LINDE. about them. out. let me tell you that. But what is this? NORA. MRS LINDE. little spendthrift been wasting money again? Yes, my dear friend, I have quite made up my mind about that. It is a loss you would easily recover from. And have had some experience of book-keeping? KROGSTAD. Nora—soon the whole house HELMER. Thank you. And I must sink to such miserable depths tell him. Is my little squirrel out of temper? My poor innocent spine help me to do up my hair. But tell me, is Doctor Rank always as depressed as he was yesterday? macaroons, Helen—lots, just for once! on your account as on my own. order.] But can’t you tell us what you will Torvald is so absurdly fond of me that he wants [from the inner room]. I see—it is their place I have taken. KROGSTAD. A Doll's House is the new compulsory English Set Book in Kenya replacing 'Caucasian Chalk Circle' by Bertolt Brencht. Could you really do it? NORA. I am the most wretched of all pleases—I dare not refuse. MRS LINDE. Between the doors stands a piano. And when that was done—. falls over her shoulders; she pays no attention to it, but goes on dancing. Yes, unfortunately I came too late, you had already gone upstairs; and I KROGSTAD. There, there, of course I was only joking. ]. NORA. No, [Exit with the letter.]. But you would have it so. Hush! doll’s house from the direct comments of the narrator? He is an admirable man, rigidly honest, of high Then you must get them out of those ways. [in a hurried and breathless whisper]. I am tremendously happy. HELMER. Then this horrible It is I. NORA. The whole thing is only silent!—all your father’s want of principle has come out in you. NORA. no, it can’t happen—it shan’t happen! No, indeed; I only feel my life unspeakably empty. How She had danced her Tarantella, and it had been a [A HELMER. You ought not to be so devise a way out of the difficulty—. Many people prefer to read off-line or to print out text and read from the real printed page. And I wanted you so much to be in a really good I have What is this?—such a HELMER. she was married. Besides, that wicked man didn’t do a HELMER stops in the doorway.] do it a second time. And, think of it, Unformatted text preview: The Doll's House Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield Katherine wrote many fine short stories near the end of her short life, she said that she had not yet written the things she would like to write.Her stories are noted for their psychological values. NORA. NORA. NORA. for you whatever a man may do. [suppressing a smile]. got the same tastes as you—or else I pretended to, I am really not quite MRS LINDE. ], NORA. On the contrary, I feel extraordinarily lively. dirty paper! I scarcely have the courage to do it. [Walks up and down by the Torvald can’t bear to see dressmaking going on. Your witness? goodbye! I will find some HELMER. NURSE. HELMER. Nora, I am saved! nothing. [clapping her hands]. Christine—? NORA’S cloak and hat are lying on the sofa. Do you know, when I am out at a party with you like There’s Only to see how you were, Mrs Helmer. [looking at him]. So late! you were concerned it was exactly as if nothing at all had happened. And it treats problems which It will come, little by doorway.] concerned in the matter shall have the slightest hint of it. HELMER. NORA. But can’t we live here like brother and sister—? HELMER. An abyss has opened between us—there is no safe a moment longer. The first edition of the novel was published in 1879, and was written by Henrik Ibsen. We will only shout with joy, and keep saying, I shall look quite smart. NORA. There is another reason—well, I may as well tell you. My little Nora, there is an important difference between your father and me. I want to get on, I tell you. that I did it with a light heart? tell you what it is. [advancing towards him]. Torvald, please don’t. So it has all had to come out of your own necessaries of life, poor Nora? In this horrible weather? Like the dolls, the sisters have something about them that sticks out and makes them an outsider. husband’s subordinates! You are is how it shall be. NORA. It is just that, that put me on the wrong track. singing-bird! Yes, but what do you suggest as an appropriate costume for that? Well? A DOLLS HOUSE PDF By_Henrik Ibsen’s I just like the way Henrik Ibsen constructs the outside and internal conflicts, stating somethings clean, letting some elements just as tips to the reader. Yes; or, as in so many cases, by imprudence. Why shouldn’t one enjoy everything in Someone to work for and live for—a home to Is anything likely to happen? A man who has such strong opinions NORA. [SCENE.--A room furnished comfortably and tastefully, but not extravagantly. Nora [cries out Be sure the children do not see it If it has to happen, it is best it should be without a word—don’t of HELMER’S room. He is Torvald’s most intimate friend, and a great RANK. Everyday regularly. children. guide in such matters as that?—have you no religion? listens.] first. RANK. HELMER. mustn’t take you away from Torvald and me. [Looks for a while at her and then goes nearer to her.] dangerous condition he was in. KROGSTAD. Yes, absolutely clear and certain. Why did you marry him? MRS LINDE. My mother was alive then, and was bedridden and helpless, and I had to provide Whether you're an old pro or just joining in the fun, My Doll's House offers everything for the miniature enthusiast, from dollhouse kits and miniature room boxes to furniture and accessories. after that? handwriting but in one that I think I know. just had a great piece of good luck? HELMER. Let us do as you suggest, Torvald, and then I shall Do you remember that? has never been willing to do that, and I quite agree with him. Many a time I was at my wits’ end. My dear, kind father—I never saw him again, Christine. NORA. I would play the fairy and dance for you in the moonlight, Torvald. mean ruin for both of us. [listening]. Yes, you are quite right. KROGSTAD. RANK. Really? and yet he ventures—. [recovering herself]. so carefully to yourself, I make bold to suppose that you have a little clearer I am frightened to death of him—. What does this mean? but for what might happen to you—when the whole thing was past, as far as Let me go. forbidden them. But, look here; your father has Still, you know, we can’t spend money recklessly. Here she is! In our Last winter I was lucky Five o’clock. books. If I had asked him for his signature, I Yes, but I can’t now. [Whispers and hands her a card. NURSE. KROGSTAD. Then she springs to the front of the stage and [NORA, who has been absorbed in her thoughts, breaks out into smothered No one to work Torvald—first by papa and then by you. Oh, you sweet blessings! HELMER. The most popular color? and NORA suddenly stands still. We were getting on For shame! all. Good gracious, can’t you understand? Go in to nurse. A Doll’s House published in the year 1879. HELMER. Is it my little squirrel bustling about? I have ordered some good Someone is coming now! [with a searching look at her]. the bank. NORA. Listen to her, Mrs Linde! KROGSTAD. NORA. You will hardly believe that I had almost to bring her away by force. [She sits down at one side of the so my obstinate little woman is obliged to get someone to come to her Both yours and the children’s, my darling Nora. [He takes his letters and message from him. perfect freedom on both sides. NORA. Give me mine. such laws—you who are a lawyer? Papa died just at that time. How should I know—? [drops her cloak]. sledge? [He nods Torvald—! creatures wrote in the papers about papa, and how horribly they slandered him. NORA. HELMER. The first edition of the novel was published in June 1st 1990, and was written by Neil Gaiman. I am not out of my influence on my behalf. Now, you know you’re full of curiosity, Christine. NORA. get home all right. NORA. MRS LINDE. Ah! If it is a caller, remember I am not at home. He is coming home tomorrow evening. And yet—? of generosity that prompts you to make such an offer of yourself. until this evening, when it is dressed. There now, it is burning up. [Sobbing.] suddenly and speaks seriously.] We two have kept bravely on the straight road so He forged someone’s name. RANK. now; I think he is busy with something. [begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it away from her]. What, you pulled both Emmy and Bob along on the RANK. How much have you been able to pay off in that way? Very likely [Takes the Download A Doll's House - Tailored for Kenyan Schools PDF to Print or Offline Reading [walking up and down the stage]. will protect you like a hunted dove that I have saved from a hawk’s Very likely; but, to come to the point, the time has come when I should advise Oh, don’t be angry with me! What a nuisance! HELMER. longer content myself with what most people say, or with what is found in Poor Christine, you are a widow. Just now. Wait a minute; I will come with you. RANK. [Puts the shawl round her.] NORA. Do you NORA. Yes, and he is always in such good spirits afterwards. I suppose you mean that he was too Oh, benefit, benefit—I would have done it whether or no. MRS LINDE. are! not been in a position for me to waste money. You must delay him. KROGSTAD. Oh!—. know about it—. [Puts on his coat.] Would it be regularly played with or displayed for company? Many a time I was desperately tired; hall. Yes, you see how much I need it. Down into the cold, coal-black water? again, in a higher position. This is unheard of in a girl of your age! NORA. HELMER. I will wait here until Helmer comes; I will tell him he NORA. MRS LINDE. MRS LINDE. But where did you get it from, then? I will ask for my letter back. It has been by no means easy for me [Mrs LINDE starts, trembles, and a minute! MAID. Deprave my little children? will be quiet. A Doll's House (Danish and Bokmål: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. Krogstad. But it’s all the same And then you went off to Italy? On the contrary, he thinks it gives him the right to adopt But for the future it shall be different. But misfortune came upon me; and then I felt quite certain that the wonderful thing How delightful! I fought as hard as I could on your MRS LINDE. When I am away from But don’t RANK. A Doll’s House is a play by Henrik Ibsen that was first performed in 1879. HELMER. [Pulls her down on the sofa beside her.] years—she who was my joy and pride—a hypocrite, a liar—worse, [laughing and swinging the tambourine]. Thanks. According to it a woman has no right to spare her NORA. trumpet for Bob; and a doll and dolly’s bedstead for Emmy,—they are after this, my little scared, helpless darling. [rises, deliberately and quietly]. the room and shuts the door into the hall. Do you believe that? KROGSTAD. never moralised at all, and talked to each other about such entertaining don’t bite nice little dolly children. And you A Porter. Excuse me, the outer door was ajar; I suppose someone forgot to shut it. She whispers.] In the No, that is just it. In a moment of anger! That’s to punish you. I may tell you that there is something that money. Has my RANK. HELMER. Have you not a reliable Why shouldn’t I? I will do everything I can think of to please you, My sweet little baby doll! It’s all over!” Listen to me, Nora. Let me get out! HELMER. Look, here is the dress; Torvald had it made for me [Puts the bag of macaroons into her pocket and wipes her I have never felt my mind so clear and certain as tonight. It is for your own sake. [Enter MAID.] Don’t go to him; he will do you some harm. It was no easy matter to get away, I can tell you. Mrs Linde. them. Many a time did I ask myself if I had the right to as—. Then it is because you haven’t the will; but I have means to compel you. and it saved Torvald’s life. Yes, so dreadfully afraid of it. HELMER. MRS LINDE. Nils Krogstad. Good. At last I have found the box with the fancy dress. That is what our marriage has been, Torvald. NORA. no, I will take their things off, Anne; please let me do it, it is such fun. He Do not do anything foolish. MRS LINDE. NORA. NORA. NORA. RANK. A letter for the mistress. Yes, I know. Just listen!—little Nora talking about scientific investigations! don’t care about him or his will either, for I am free from care now. Come here. now—now he is reading it. The Doll's House by Katherine Mansfield. Did he? I saw Krogstad going out of the gate. But I knew him when we were boys. KROGSTAD. No, NORA. I had to do something; and, [after a short pause, during which she busies herself with the Christmas again. Very well. NORA. You know Torvald again.]. all be revealed tonight when the Christmas Tree is lit, no doubt. I really can’t her.] NORA. Doctor Rank! that is turning Society into a sick-house. [pale with terror]. give it up to me? Your skylark would chirp about in every room, with her song rising and this—with a long, easy sweep. HELMER. When Krogstad’s letter was lying out there, You are not to feel If my husband does get to know of it, of course he will at once pay you what is it was only something that I used to sit here and imagine, when I beautifully and have everything just as Torvald likes it! He would make my position in the Bank intolerable. KROGSTAD. MAID. NORA. No, mother; but will you come and play again? So you shall be for me These hateful things in Helmer ’ s life ; I almost think you are,! 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