10 PASTEUR 



merous portraits of his friends and neighbours; 

 and there are some that have qualities which 

 reveal a true artistic talent : the mayor of Ar- 

 bois, M. Pareau, the recorder of mortgages, M. 

 Blondeau, some young girls, some old men, and 

 one nun. 



Meanwhile, having regained his courage, as 

 though he had, once for all, triumphed over the 

 weakness which had caused him to hesitate in 

 his path, Louis Pasteur finished his course in 

 rhetoric triumphantly. But, since the college 

 Sit Arbois had no classes in philosophy, the 

 problem was once more raised as to where he 

 should continue his studies. The Paris experi- 

 ment had been disastrous. Accordingly, Jo- 

 seph Pasteur decided to send his son to Be- 

 sangon, which was quite near and which he 

 himself visited occasionally for business rea- 

 sons. 



It is from this period that we may date Louis 

 Pasteur's incredible capacity for work, which 

 enabled him to endure unlimited fatigue, and 

 also his grave, deep-seated, invincible strength 



