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SCENE 2
The Protásovs' drawing-room.
KARÉNIN. He promised so definitely, that I am sure he will keep his
word.
LISA. I am ashamed to say it, but I must confess that what I heard about
that gipsy girl makes me feel quite free. Don't think it is jealousy; it
isn't, but you know--it sets me free. I hardly know how to tell you....
KARÉNIN. You don't know how to tell me ... Why?
LISA [smiling] Never mind! Only let me explain what I feel. The chief
thing that tormented me was, that I felt I loved two men; and that meant
that I was an immoral woman.
KARÉNIN. You immoral?
LISA. But since I knew that he had got someone else, and that he
therefore did not need me, I felt free, and felt that I might truthfully
say that I love you. Now things are clear within me, and only my
position torments me. This divorce! It is such torture--and then this
waiting!
KARÉNIN. It will soon, very soon, be settled. Besides his promise, I
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