Andrei has yet to come home and visit Natasha is troubled by the fact that he hasn’t visited her in three weeks, so her mother talks with her and puts her mind at rest. From Andrei’s point of view, he expresses his concern to his father about the marriage. His father tells him he must go abroad for a year to then come back and marry her. Natasha heard about the arrangement for Andrei to be gone for a year and even though she was disappointed, she promised to wait for him. Only Andrei and Natasha were the ones to know about their planned engagement after Andrei comes back. 6 months later…