Marival, deputy to the Mayor of Havre, and a particular friend ofCaptain Beausires's. It proved that no medical officer had yet beenappointed to the Lorraine, and Pierre was lucky enough to be nominatedwithin a few days.
Il se trouvait que le médecin de la _Lorraine_ n'était pas encoredésigné, et Pierre eut la chance d'être nommé en quelques jours.