192 LOUIS PASTEUR 



known only success. The scientific method of 

 which you make so sure a use, owes to you its most 

 beautiful triumphs. The Ecole Normale is proud 

 to count you among the number of its pupils; the 

 Academy of Sciences is proud of your work; France 

 ranks you among its glories. At this time when 

 marks of public recognition are coming to you 

 from all parts, the homage which we come to offer, 

 in the name of your admirers and of your friends, 

 may seem to you worthy of a particular attention. 

 It emanates from a spontaneous and universal sen- 

 timent and it preserves for posterity the faithful 

 image of your features. 



"May you, my dear Pasteur, long enjoy your 

 glory and contemplate the ever more abundant and 

 rich fruits of your labors. Science, agriculture, 

 industry, humanity will retain for you an eternal 

 gratitude, and your name will live in their annals 

 among the most illustrious and the most beloved." 



Pasteur, listening with bowed head to these words 

 of his revered master and struggling to control his 

 deep emotion, replied, "My dear Master, it is in- 

 deed forty years since I had the good fortune to 

 know you and since you have taught me to love 

 science. I came from the country. After each of 

 your lessons I came away from the Sorbonne trans- 



