. ▁He ▁is ▁soon ▁sm itten ▁with ▁the ▁innoc ent ▁Z os ia ▁( A lic ja ▁Bach led a ), ▁the ▁te en age ▁w ard ▁of ▁his ▁manip ulative ▁a unt , ▁Tel im ena ▁( G ra ż yna ▁Sz ap o łow ska ). ▁ ▁Pre aching ▁ins urre ction ▁among ▁the ▁people ▁is ▁Pri est ▁Rob ak ▁( B og us ław ▁L inda ), ▁who ▁car ries ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁few ▁secre ts ▁under ▁his ▁cow l . ▁Rob ak ▁inform s ▁the ▁Pol es ▁who ▁are ▁living ▁in ▁Lith u ania ▁that ▁Napoleon ▁is ▁march ing ▁against ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁crossing ▁the ▁nearby ▁Niem en ▁River . ▁Natur ally , ▁the ▁Pol es ▁get ▁intens ely ▁worked ▁up ▁over ▁this ▁news ▁as ▁they ▁ab hor ▁their ▁Russian ▁over l ords . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁a unt ▁Tel im ena , ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁raising ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁Z os ia , ▁begins ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁T ade usz . ▁This ▁relationship ▁does ▁not ▁please ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁who ▁expect ▁T ade usz ▁to ▁marry ▁Z os ia . ▁ ▁More ▁reports ▁arrive ▁of ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁Napoleon ' s ▁army . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁Polish ▁hors emen ▁are ▁coming ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁will ▁cross ▁the ▁Niem en . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁T ade usz ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁J ace k ▁is ▁still ▁alive ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was