“Escape! There is no time to be wasted.”
“Where! To what place?”
“To Lubni.”
“But are you going there?”
“Yes; to the prince, the voevoda.”
“Devil take it all!” cried Zagloba. “But where are the hetmans?”
“At Korsún. But Krívonos is fighting with them already.”
“Krívonos or Prostonos,[10] may the plague consume him! I have no reason to go where he is.”
“You are running to your own destruction, as into a lion’s mouth.”
“And who sent you to Lubni? Your lord?”
“Oh! he escaped with his life; and a friend whom I have among the Zaporojians saved my head, and helped me to flee. I am going to Lubni of my own will, for I don’t know where else to take refuge.”
“But avoid Rozlogi, for Bogun is there. He also wishes to join the rebellion.”
“Oh, for God’s sake, save us! In Chigirin they said
