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Anya and Peter have become close but the nature of their relationship is one of ideals and fascination. Naive and innocent, Anya is entranced by the liberal intellectual philosophy that Peter spews forth. His musings make her think differently about the family estate that she thought she knew, and loved, so well. In turn, he does not commit to anything tangible with Anya, regarding them as being above trivial matters such as love.
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ANYA. [Laughs] Thanks to the tramp who frightened Barbara, we’re alone now.
TROFIMOV. Varya’s afraid we may fall in love with each other and won’t get away from us for days on end. Her narrow mind won’t allow her to understand that we are above love. To escape all the petty and deceptive things which prevent our being happy and free, that is the aim and meaning of
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