Episode 8

Mongo-Stolypin finds Peter coming to Olga. Olga is afraid of a scandal, but Mongo hides his jealousy and kindly invites Peter to the ball with them. At the ball, Peter confesses his love to Olga, but she, disappointed by the latest events, refuses him. Olga runs away from the ball, and Peter meets Palen's daughter, the adventuress, Xenia. Tadeusz and Zosya try to hurt Czartoryski's national feelings and force him to agree to participate in their plans.