 Lovisa was later to say about him that he was her "greatest saviour next to God".One day, she left the house of the Turk to buy silk at the market, accompanied by a guard.The guard was distracted by a game of sports, and Lovisa mixed with the crowd and made contact with Sprengtporten, who took her to his friend Mattias Johan Reutercrona, where she remained hidden for eleven weeks.