[Servant]
A letter from marya dmitryevna asking you to come and visit her
On a matter of great importance
Relating to andrey bolkonsky and his betrothed
[Pierre]
What?
What can they want with me?
[Marya d.]
Pierre, old friend I’m sorry it’s late
I’m sorry I haven’t seen you about
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
[Pierre]
I have been studying
[Marya d.]
Pierre old friend, we need your help
Pierre old friend: The family name!
We need your help
We need your help
There’s ruin at the door
[Pierre]
Marya?
[Marya d.]
Natasha has let down the family
[Pierre]
What?
[Marya d.]
Natasha has broken with andrey
[Pierre]
What?
[Marya d.]
Natasha has tried to elope
[Pierre]
What?
[Marya d.]
Natasha and anatole kuragin!
[Pierre]
What?!
[Marya d.]
We need your help
We need your help
There’s ruin at the door
[Pierre]
Natasha, that charming girl?
I can’t believe my ears
So I am not the only man
Chained to a bad woman
And anatole, that stupid child
They’ll lock him up for years
For anatole is a married man!
[Marya d.]
Married? He’s married?
[Pierre]
Yes
[Marya d.]
Oh wait ’til I tell her
Pierre
Poor andrey
[Marya d.]
And when andrey comes home
He will challenge anatole to a duel
And get himself killed
And all will be ruined
You must go see your brother-in-law
And tell him that he must leave moscow
And not dare to let me set my eyes on him again
[Pierre]
At once
