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Spring omens -- Entrance of armies -- Divine service -- Official rehabilitation of Jacek Soplica -- The end ofthe lawsuit near at hand, to be inferred from the conversation of Gervasy and Protasy -- Love-scene between the lancer and the maiden -- The dispute concerning Kusy and Sokol is decided -- The guests assemble for the banquet -- Presentation of the betrothed couples to the generals.
Thou year! who in our country thee beheld, / The year of beauty calls thee even now, / But year of war the soldier; even yet / Our elders love to tell of thee, even now / Song dreameth of thee. Long wert thou proclaimed / By heavenly miracle, and thee forestalled / Dumb rumours 'mid the people; all the hearts / Of the Litvini with the sun of spring / Were girdled by some strange presentiment, / As though before the ending of the world; / Some expectation full of joy and fear.