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Updated: May 12, 2025
To-morrow, or the day after, I will be in Zgorzelice to thank Zych and you for your kindness." "Come! You will be welcome!" Having touched her horse, she disappeared among the bushes growing on the sides of the road. Zbyszko returned to his uncle. "You must go inside." But Macko answered, without moving from the log: "Hej! I what a girl! I She made the court-yard brighter!" "That is true!"
He was so much pleased with this idea, that he determined to go also. "Order the servants to prepare a wagon," said he to Zbyszko. "If I could travel from Krakow to Bogdaniec with an iron in my side, surely I can go now to Zgorzelice." "If you only will not faint," said Jagienka. "Ej! I will be all right, because I feel stronger already.
Jagienka sprang to the closet and brought out a jug of wine, two beautiful silver goblets, engraved by a silversmith of Wroclaw and a couple of cheese. Zych, being a little intoxicated, began to hug the jug and said to it as if he were talking to his daughter: "Oj, my dear girl! What shall I do, poor man, when they take you from Zgorzelice; what shall I do?"
The place, however, was not exceedingly splendid and could not keep pace with the other towns of the realm. But Jagienka, who hitherto had spent her time among the people of Zgorzelice and Krzesnia, was beside herself with admiration and astonishment at the sight of the houses, towers, town hall, and especially the churches; the wooden structure at Krzesnia could not be compared with them.
But Jagienka was entirely opposed to it; she was even determined to travel by herself; there was no necessity to have a separate room for night quarters, neither to observe politeness, nor safety, and various other causes. "Surely I did not leave Zgorzelice to rusticate at Plock.
"No," answered Zbyszko; "but I shall listen to you with pleasure." "Zgorzelice will belong to the young bears." "What do you mean by 'young bears?" "Why, Jagienka's brothers." "Hej! they will not have to suck their paws during the winter." "No; but Jagienka will also have plenty in Moczydoly." "That is true!" "Why don't you eat and drink? Jagienka, pour for him and for me."
Silence again reigned and the noise of the crickets was still audible. But almost with filial love, Jagienka was suddenly overcome with great pity for the unhappy old man. At the first impulse she rushed to his side, grasped his hand and covered it with kisses and tears. "And I too am an orphan!" she exclaimed, with swelling heart. "I am not a boy, but am Jagienka of Zgorzelice.
And have you forgotten that Zych said that if there were a fight, he would refuse to let either of us visit at Zgorzelice. But for that, I would have broken your ribs long ago." "Or I, yours!" answered Cztan, clinching his powerful fists. And their eyes began to sparkle threateningly; but soon they both realized that now, more than ever, they needed to have a good understanding.
I will keep good watch over Jagienka and the estate, for I know that Cztan and Wilk intend to do you some wrong, and you ought to know that the abbot out of spite against Zbyszko, preferred Cztan or Wilk for the girl. But he subsequently learned to know them better and rejected both of them, and turned them out of Zgorzelice; but not effectually, for they obstinately persisted.
Hearing this, the Bohemian at first fretted and began to complain sorrowfully, and then he begged his young lord not to leave him behind. "I swore that I would not leave you. I swore upon the cross and my honor. And if your honor should meet with an accident, how could I appear before the lady in Zgorzelice! I swore to her, lord! Therefore have mercy upon me, and not disgrace me before her."
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