Peter, having decided to stay with Xenia, realizes that D'Arnie is unlikely to leave them alone. He tries to expose D'Arnie and undermine his influence. Having achieved a meeting with the French ambassador Savary, Cherkasov insists on checking the "fake marquis". And he gets advice not to stick his nose in the wrong business. Peter decides to ask Alexander for help. Evdokia is happy with Ksenia's desire to convert to Orthodoxy, she persuades Kuragin to be Xenia's godfather with her and is looking forward to baptism.