a picnic. the dugan family. roderick. dorothy, like a greyhound released from days of confinement, and given the freedom of the fields at last, runs at top-speed, left and right, back and forth, returning every moment to roderick. military review. one hundred english troops, a few mounted officers, a small military band, fifty local people. roderick is decorated by colonel bulow for his heroism in saving captain galgenstein. on the field, there are six people waiting with dascher, and his seconds. dascher takes 20 louis from his pocket and hands them to roderick, saying: reviewing the company of troops.