The handsome Polish heroes thronged on the wall.

The brazen helmets of some shone like the sun, and were adorned with feathers white as swans.

Others wore pink and blue caps, drooping over one ear, and caftans with the sleeves thrown back, embroidered with gold.

Their weapons were richly mounted and very costly, as were their equipments.
In the front rank the Budzhakovsky colonel stood proudly in his red cap ornamented with gold.

He was a tall, stout man, and his rich and ample caftan hardly covered him.