 Swedish and German plunderers near Sohachev besiege Pan Lushchevski, the starosta, at Strugi, his private estate.Kmita and his men come to his aid and beat them off.He finally leaves for Chenstohova (Czestochowa), filled with hope when the starosta's daughter, also called Olenka, tells him she will be faithful to her lover, also called Andrei.