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In the story "Horpyna", the writer created a typical image of a liberal gentleman. But Marko Vovchok proved that even liberals can be enemies of the Ukrainian people. The main character of the story is Horpyna. She was "white-faced, beautiful and cheerful, and as quick as a hare: in the house and outside she is always busy, orderly, and managing, singing and laughing, and her voice is heard loudly." Horpyna gave birth to a daughter. The young mother could not get enough of her child: she sang over her, kissed her, and baptised her. Horpyna did not trust anyone with her daughter, even taking her with her to the serfdom. She had a hard life as a serf, but her daughter gave her joy. The old lord, who had made life difficult, died. A young lord took over, and life under him became even harder: now the serfs worked not five, but six, and then seven days a week. The young lord liked to live in luxury. His favourite pastime was playing cards for money. The young lord promised his serfs new houses and said that men should be paid and taught various sciences. He had been taught so wisely somewhere. But in reality, it was all just liberal lies. It became harder than ever for the serfs to live. And not only were no new houses built, but the old ones were destroyed.