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patient through the open door. While Pour- 

 tales was standing there in his turn, not long 

 after ten o'clock at night, Agassiz lifted him- 

 self up in bed, and said with emphasis : * Le jeu 

 est fini.' Then, sinking back, he passed away. 



'The play is done. Plaudite.' For Agassiz 

 life was a game, full of motion, crowded with 

 incident. He could not understand the com- 

 plaint of those who found time hanging heavily 

 upon their hands, and who sought ways of 

 killing it. He, who had 'no time for making 

 money/ would gladly have borrowed an extra 

 life or two for study and teaching. From the 

 outset he had unwavering confidence in him- 

 self. He would be 'the first naturalist of his 

 time, a good citizen, a good son, beloved of 

 those who knew him.' He was not to follow 

 others; he would lead in his own path, which 

 should be the right path, and others should 

 follow him. 



Agassiz was somewhat above the average in 

 height. His body was well formed, his shoul- 

 ders broad and square, his figure powerful, 

 firmly set upon rather small feet that served 

 him well in walking and climbing. With a 



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