- At first the ball is a mad scene, and Natasha is overwhelmed by everything she sees.
- But then she realizes that people are talking about her and how pretty she is, and she starts to loosen up a bit.
- They see Pierre, his wife Helene, and Helene’s brother Anatole. Pierre is on his way over to the Rostovs with Andrei. Natasha points Andrei out to her mom.