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LISA. I have thought of that.
ANNA DMÍTRIEVNA. Lisa, my dear, you are a wise and good woman. If you
love him you must desire his happiness more than your own. And if that
is so, you will not wish to bind him and give him cause to
repent--though he would never say a word.
LISA. I know he wouldn't! I have thought about it, and have asked myself
that question. I have thought of it, and have spoken of it to him. But
what can I do, when he says he does not wish to live without me? I said
to him: "Let us be friends, but do not spoil your life; do not bind your
pure life to my unfortunate one!" But he does not wish for that.
ANNA DMÍTRIEVNA. No, not at present....
LISA. Persuade him to leave me, and I will agree. I love him for his own
happiness and not for mine. Only help me! Do not hate me! Let us
lovingly work together for his happiness!
ANNA DMÍTRIEVNA. Yes, yes! I have grown fond of you. [Kisses her. Lisa
cries] And yet, and yet it is dreadful! If only he had loved you before
you married ...
LISA. He says he did love me then, but did not wish to prevent a
friend's happiness.
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