Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division of Poland under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past. In the end a call to arms is called but turns out to be a hoax.穆天城将他按回去：“我不是在外面读书，平常一年半载甚至三年五载都可能不回来，就是回来了，也呆不了几天。不过……我不会找别的男人，也不会找别的女人。我不知道什么时候能安定下来，你愿意的话，就在这里等我。如果你找了别人，就告诉我，我不想碰别人碰过的东西！”