Andrei proposed to Natasha, but his father wants him to take one year for himself before marrying her. Nikolai says that he wants to marry Sonia before leaving for his regiment, but his parents wanted him to marry a rich girl to save their economic affairs so they do not give their consent. Natasha came to see Andrei’s sister and father and she doesn’t feel accepted in their family. At the opera, Helen asks Natasha to sit next to her and Anatole invites her at a little party the next evening. Andrei’s is returning to Moscow, not knowing that Natasha is not in love with him anymore, but with…