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enter it as a man already vanquished by age, no 

 longer surrounded by any of my former mas- 

 ters, nor any of the companions of my strug- 

 gles, neither Dumas, nor Bouley, nor Paul Bert, 

 nor Vulpian, who, after having been, like you, 

 my dear Grancher, the counsellor of my early 

 efforts, became the most convinced and ener- 

 getic defender of my method! 



"And yet, although I grieve to think they are 

 no longer here, after having taken part so val- 

 iantly in controversies which I never provoked, 

 but which I was forced to endure; although 

 they cannot hear me proclaim what I owe to 

 their counsels and support ; although I feel their 

 absence as keenly as on the day after their 

 death, I have at least the consolation of the 

 thought that all this work which we defended 

 together is destined not to perish. And this 

 faith in our science is shared by the collaborat- 

 ors and disciples here present. 



"Hold fast to the enthusiasm, my dear col- 

 laborators, which has been yours since the ear- 

 liest hour, but make strict accuracy its insep- 



