Lisa Monologue from The Live Corpse

From The Live Corpse by Leo, graf Tolstoy

female · joyful · 54 sec

There's someone with him, a lady in a bonnet--It's Mother! I have not seen her for an age. (Goes to the door). Enter Karénin and Anna Pávlovna. ANNA PÁVLOVNA (kisses Lisa and Anna Dmítrievna) Victor met me, and has brought me here. ANNA DMÍTRIEVNA. He has done well. ANNA PÁVLOVNA. Yes, certainly. I thought to myself, "When shall I see her again?" and kept putting it off. But now I've come, and if you don't turn me out I will stay till the last train. KARÉNIN (kisses his wife, mother, and the boy) D'you know what a piece of luck! Congratulate me--I have two days' holiday. They'll be able to get on without me to-morrow.

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