Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ka ọ dị ugbu a, Count Horeszko gara Castle, ebe Gerwazy, onye na-elekọta ụlọ mkpọrọ na onye ohu ochie nke Pantler nwụrụ anwụ nabatara ya. Count na-ekpughere Gerwazy na o nwere obere mmasị na Castle ma bu n'obi ịhapụ ikpe ahụ. Gerwazy na nzaghachi na-agwa Count akụkọ banyere esemokwu dị n'etiti ezinụlọ Soplica na Horeszko. Pantler na-akpọkarị Jacek Soplica, nna Tadeusz, na Castle, ebe Jacek bụ onye a ma ama n'etiti ndị isi ala na ala. Jacek chọrọ ịlụ nwa nwanyị Pantler, mana Pantler jụrụ ya. Ka e mesịrị, mgbe ndị agha Russia wakporo Castle n'oge
N'ọgba aghara Kościuszko, Jacek rutere ebe ahụ na mberede wee gbaa Pantler. Gerwazy ṅụrụ iyi ịbọ ọ́bọ̀ maka nna ya ukwu, ma Jacek pụrụ. Akụkọ ahụ mere ka Count nwee obi ụtọ banyere esemokwu ya na Soplicas wee gbanwee obi ya banyere Castle, na-ekpebi na ọ ga-eweghachite ya n'aka Onyeikpe.