Lisa. From the day I found out about that gypsy woman, my mind underwent a change that has set me free.
Karénin. You're sure?
[Kissing her hands.
Lisa (passionately). Darling, I've only one desire now, and that is to have you forget the past and love as I do.
[Her little boy toddles in R., sees them and stops.
[To the child.
Come here, my sweetheart.
[He goes to her and she takes him on her knees.
Karénin. What strange contradictory instincts and desires make up our beings!
Lisa. Why?