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Possessinganincomeofoverfiftythousandfrancsayear，itgavehimpleasuretoadornhisidol。
InthemonthofFebruary，1832，thedaywhenUrsulawaseighteen，hereyesbeheldSavinienintheuniformofanensignasshelookedfromherwindowwhensheroseinthemorning。
“Whydidn’tIknowhewascoming？“shesaidtoherself。
AfterthetakingofAlgiers，Savinienhaddistinguishedhimselfbyanactofcouragewhichwonhimthecross。Thecorvetteonwhichhewasservingwasmanymonthsatseawithouthisbeingabletocommunicatewiththedoctor；andhedidnotwishtoleavetheservicewithoutconsultinghim。Desirousofretaininginthenavyanamealreadyillustriousinitsservice，thenewgovernmenthadprofitedbyageneralchangeofofficerstomakeSavinienanensign。Havingobtainedleaveofabsenceforfifteendays，thenewofficerarrivedfromToulonbythemail，intimeforUrsula’sfete，intendingtoconsultthedoctoratthesametime。
“Hehascome！“criedUrsularushingintohergodfather’sbedroom。
“Verygood，“heanswered；“Icanguesswhatbringshim，andhemaynowstayinNemours。“
“Ah！that’smybirthdaypresent——itisallinthatsentence，“shesaid，kissinghim。
Onasign，whichsheranuptomakefromherwindow，Saviniencameoveratonce；shelongedtoadmirehim，forheseemedtohersochangedforthebetter。Militaryservicedoes，infact，giveacertaingravedecisiontotheairandcarriageandgesturesofaman，andanerectbearingwhichenablesthemostsuperficialobservertorecognizeamilitarymaneveninplainclothes。Thehabitofcommandproducesthisresult。UrsulalovedSavinienthebetterforit，andtookachildlikepleasureinwalkingroundthegardenwithhim，takinghisarm，andhearinghimrelatethepartheplayed(asmidshipman)inthetakingofAlgiers。EvidentlySavinienhadtakenthecity。Thedoctor，whohadbeenwatchingthemfromhiswindowashedressed，sooncamedown。Withouttellingtheviscounteverything，hedidsaythat，incaseMadamedePortenduereconsentedtohismarriagewithUrsula，thefortuneofhisgodchildwouldmakehisnavalpaysuperfluous。
“Alas！“saidSavinien。“Itwilltakeagreatdealoftimetoovercomemymother’sopposition。BeforeIlefthertoenterthenavyshewasplacedbetweentwoalternatives，——eithertoconsenttomymarryingUrsulaorelsetoseemeonlyfromtimetotimeandtoknowmeexposedtothedangersoftheprofession；andyouseeshechosetoletmego。“
“But，Savinien，weshallbetogether，“saidUrsula，takinghishandandshakingitwithasortofimpatience。
Toseeeachotherandnottopart，——thatwasthealloflovetoher；
shesawnothingbeyondit；andherprettygestureandthepetulanttoneofhervoiceexpressedsuchinnocencethatSavinienandthedoctorwerebothmovedbyit。Theresignationwaswrittenanddespatched，andUrsula’sfetereceivedfullgloryfromthepresenceofherbetrothed。Afewmonthslater，towardsthemonthofMay，thehome-
lifeofthedoctor’shouseholdhadresumedthequitetenorofitswaybutwithonewelcomevisitorthemore。Theattentionsoftheyoungviscountweresooninterpretedinthetownasthoseofafuturehusband，——allthemorebecausehismannersandthoseofUrsula，whetherinchurch，oronthepromenade，thoughdignifiedandreserved，betrayedtheunderstandingoftheirhearts。Dionispoin
