CONTENTS xvii 



CHAPTER XIII 



PAGE 



1868-1873. Slight illness Engagement to Mile. Fddorovitch 

 Marriage Illness of the bride Pecuniary difficulties 

 Spezzia Montreux Work in Petersburg University 

 The Riviera Coelomata and Accelomata St Vaast 

 Panassovka Madeira Mertens Teneriffe Return to 

 Odessa Bad news, hurried journey to Madeira Death of 

 hiswife(1872) Return through Spain Attempted suicide 

 Ephemeridse . . . . . .65 



CHAPTER XIV 



1874. Anthropological expedition to the Kalmuk steppes 

 Affection of the eyes Second expedition to the steppes 



The eggs of the Geophilus . . . .82 



CHAPTER XV 



1875. Studies on childhood The family in the upper flat 

 Lessons in zoology Second marriage Private life Visit 



and death of Lvovna Nevahovna Conjugal affection . 86 



CHAPTER XVI 



1875-1880. Metchnikoff at the age of 30 Lecturing in Odessa 

 University, from 1873 to 1882 Internal difficulties 

 Assassination of the Tsar, Alexander II. Further troubles 

 in the University Resignation Bad health: cardiac 

 symptoms Relapsing fever Choroiditis Studies on 

 Ephemeridae Further studies on intracellular digestion 

 The Parenchymella Holidays in the country Experi- 

 ments on agricultural pests . . . .96 



CHAPTER XVII 



1881-1882. Death of his father- and mother-in-law Manage- 

 ment of country estates Agitation and difficulties De- 

 parture for Messina with young brothers- and sisters-in-law 112 



