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member of the family, and one a ''Pastorian.'* About one 

 a.m. they were replaced by another Pastorian and another 

 member of the family. From November 1 to December 25, the 

 laboratory workers continued this watching, regulated by Dr. 

 Roux as follows : — 



Sunday night, Roux and Chantemesse; Monday, Queyrat and 

 Marmier ; Tuesday, Borrel and Martin ; Wednesday, Mesnil 

 and Pottevin; Thursday, Marchoux and Viala; Friday, Cal- 

 mette and Veillon ; Saturday, Renon and Morax. A few altera- 

 tions were made in this order ; Dr. Marie claimed the privilege. 

 M. Metchnikoff, full of anxiety, came and went continually 

 from the laboratory to the master's room. After the day's 

 work, each faithful watcher came in, bringing books or notes, 

 to go on with the work begun, if the patient should be able to 

 sleep. In the middle of the night, Mme. Pasteur would 

 come in and send away with a sweet authority one of the two 

 volunteer nurses. Pasteur's loving and faithful wife was 

 straining every faculty of her valiant and tender soul to conjure 

 the vision of death which seemed so near. In spite of all her 

 courage, there were hours of weakness, at early dawn, when 

 life was beginning to revive in the quiet neighbourhood, when 

 she could not keep her tears from flowing silently. "Would 

 they succeed in saving him whose life was so precious, so 

 useful to others? In the morning, Pasteur's two grand- 

 children came into the bedroom. The little girl of fourteen^ 

 fully realizing the prevailing anxiety, and rendered serious 

 by the sorrow she struggled to hide, talked quietly with 

 him. The little boy, only eight years old, climbed on to his 

 grandfather's bed, kissing him affectionately and gazing on 

 the loved face which always found enough strength to smile 

 at him. 



Dr. Chantemesse attended Pasteur with an incomparable 

 devotion. Dr. Gille, who had often been sent for by Pasteur 

 when staying at Villeneuve I'Etang, came to Paris from 

 Garches to see him. Professor Guyon showed his colleague 

 the most affectionate solicitude. Professor Dieulafoy was 

 brought in one morning by M. Metchnikoff; Professor 

 Grancher, who was ill and away from Paris, hurried back to 

 his master's side. 



How often did they hang over him, anxiously following the 

 respiratory rhythm due to the uremic intoxication ! movements 

 slow at first, then rapid, accelerated, gasping, slackening again, 



