▁car oll ers ▁cont end . ▁Ox ana ▁sh ames ▁V ak ula ▁into ▁getting ▁her ▁the ▁Ts ar its a ' s ▁bo ots ▁or ▁else ▁she ▁won ' t ▁marry ▁him . ▁He ▁runs ▁threaten ing ▁suic ide , ▁leaving ▁two ▁b ags ▁which ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁De acon ▁and ▁Ch ub . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 3 ▁A ▁forest ▁sprite ▁war ns ▁water ▁n ym ph s ▁that ▁V ak ula ▁is ▁coming ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide . ▁The ▁Dev il ▁j umps ▁out ▁of ▁V ak ula ' s ▁s ack ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁soul ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Ox ana ▁but ▁V ak ula ▁instead ▁clim bs ▁on ▁the ▁Dev il ' s ▁back . ▁V ak ula ▁forces ▁the ▁Dev il ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁to ▁St . ▁Petersburg . ▁The ▁Dev il ▁puts ▁down ▁V ak ula ▁in ▁the ▁ts ar its a ' s ▁court ▁and ▁disapp ears ▁into ▁the ▁fire place . ▁V ak ula ▁joins ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁c oss acks ▁who ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁ts ar its a . ▁In ▁the ▁hall ▁of ▁columns , ▁a ▁ch orus ▁s ings ▁the ▁ts ar its a ' s ▁pra ises , ▁a ▁pol ona ise . ▁V ak ula ▁requests ▁the ▁ts ar its a ' s ▁bo ots ▁in ▁a ▁min uet , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁granted ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁unusual ▁and ▁am using ▁thing ▁to ▁ask . ▁The ▁Dev il ▁takes ▁V ak