Don’t laugh at me! Ifonly my father and grandfather could rise from their gravesand look at this whole thing, at their Ermolai, their beaten,barely literate Ermolai, who ran around barefoot in the winter,at how this same Ermolai bought the estate, than whichthere’s nothing more beautiful in the world. I bought theestate where my grandfather and father were slaves, wherethey weren’t even allowed into the kitchen. I’m dreaming,I’m making it up, it only seems so . . . It’s the fruit of yourimagination, covered in the darkness of the unknown . . .(Picks up the keys, smiling tenderly) She threw down thekeys. She wants to show she’s no longer in charge here . . .(Jingles the keys) Well, it makes no difference.
It's interesting to me that even Lopakhin seems to have a vague reason of why the cherry orchard is so significant. He clearly views his purchase of the property as a success because it is a clear symbol of the end of his serfdom and his families, however when talking about the purchase he kind of just says he's happy because it is...beautiful?