Sasha. He hasn't any mistresses.
Anna Pávlovna. There you go again. Why, the man's simply bewitched you, but I can see through him, and he knows it. If I'd been Lisa, I'd left him a year ago.
Sasha. Oh, how easily you speak of these serious things.
Anna Pávlovna. Not easily, not easily at all. Do you suppose it's agreeable for me to have my daughter admit her marriage a failure? But anything's better than for her to throw away her life in a lie. Thank God, she's made up her mind to finish with him for good.
Sasha. Maybe it won't be for good.
Anna Pávlovna. It would be if only he'd give her a divorce.
Sasha. To what end?
Anna Pávlovna. Because she's young and has the right to look for happiness.
Sasha. It's awful to listen to you. How could she love some one else?
Anna Pávlovna. Why not? There are thousands better than your Fédya, and they'd be only too happy to marry Lisa.