Henrik Ibsen

Nora. Listen, Torvald. I have heard that when a wife deserts her husband's house, as I am doing now, he is legally freed from all obligations towards her. In any case I set you free from all your obligations. You are not to feel yourself bound in the slightest way, any more than I shall. There must be perfect freedom on both sides. See, here is your ring back. Give me mine.

Is it my little squirrel bustling about?

Nora! (Goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.)

me as he is now; when my dancing and dressing-up and reciting have palled on him; then it may be a good thing to

and earning money. It was like being a man.

Mrs. Linde. How much have

to be able to keep the house beautifully and have everything just as Torvald likes it

But don't let us think of business; it is so tiresome

What do I care about tiresome Society? I am laughing at something quite different

Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?

This is the first Christmas that we have not needed to economize