Timur, with disdain in his voice, says he married Vasilisa because of pressure from her parents and that he wouldn’t have kept her for long if he weren’t reminded. He notices that Vasilisa has become attractive, but in Moscow there are many such women who pride themselves on their curves—until their figure starts becoming a problem. Timur needs a wife like Jeanne, someone you don’t feel ashamed to show in society—a graceful one, not full-figured. Loud laughter is heard when people ask whether he returned to Moscow to marry Jeanne. Eight years have passed since the divorce, but Timur’s words about marriage still hurt and reopen old wounds. Vasilisa runs out into the street, trying to cope with nausea, unable to bear it anymore. She feels deep pain and hatred toward him.