Andrei has to follow his father's orders to travel during one year before marrying Natasha. She has no choice but to accept, even if it doesn't please her. Natasha meets Andrei's father and sister and has the strong impression that they do not appreciate her. Helene takes advantage of Natasha's vulnerability to present her her brother, Anatole. Pierre stops Anatole by chasing him out of Moscow, before he had the chance to ruin Natasha's reputation. Meanwhile, Boris's mother wants him to seduce either Marya or Julie, and he succeeds for Julie, who Nikolai had refused marrying.