Ekaterina wants to get rid of Olga's services. Varya decides to run away from her stepfather. D'Arnie introduces Evdokia to Peter's friend, Ivan Popov. Kuragin arrived unpleasantly surprised by the meeting with him. At the reception in honor of Moabad Khan, we are talking about the union of Russia and France. Catherine, interrupting Alexander, asks Olga to tell her about France... Julia cannot cope with a troupe consisting of serfs: they play fervently, but ineptly.