Natasha seems miserable waiting for Andrei to ask to marry her, and to her great disappointment, when he comes around, it is to tell her that he does love her and wants to marry her, only, after a year of traveling. Once the disappointment vanishes she assures him she loves him back and promises to wait for him. The Rostov are then facing great financial difficulties as Christmas is just around the corner, and Natalya insists that her son Nikolai marry a fortunate lady, Julie Karagina, who would bring wealth to the family. However, after a trip to a cabin, Nikolai gets attached to Sonya and…