Possessinganincomeofoverfiftythousandfrancsayear，itgavehimpleasuretoadornhisidol。
InthemonthofFebruary，1832，thedaywhenUrsulawaseighteen，hereyesbeheldSavinienintheuniformofanensignasshelookedfromherwindowwhensheroseinthemorning。
“Whydidn’tIknowhewascoming？“shesaidtoherself。
AfterthetakingofAlgiers，Savinienhaddistinguishedhimselfbyanactofcouragewhichwonhimthecross。Thecorvetteonwhichhewasservingwasmanymonthsatseawithouthisbeingabletocommunicatewiththedoctor；andhedidnotwishtoleavetheservicewithoutconsultinghim。Desirousofretaininginthenavyanamealreadyillustriousinitsservice，thenewgovernmenthadprofitedbyageneralchangeofofficerstomakeSavinienanensign。Havingobtainedleaveofabsenceforfifteendays，thenewofficerarrivedfromToulonbythemail，intimeforUrsula’sfete，intendingtoconsultthedoctoratthesametime。
“Hehascome！“criedUrsularushingintohergodfather’sbedroom。