ihavewanedowrieoyouforalongime;excusemeifihavenodonesohecauseishesupidlifewhichileadapresenyouhaveseenhissuddeninfauaionforradium,whichhasresuledforusinallheadvanagesofamomenofpopuriywehavebeenpursuedbyjournalissandphoographersfromallcounriesofheworld;heyhavegoneevensofarasoreporheconversaionbeweenmydaugherandhernurse,andodescribehebckandwhiecahaliveswihusfurher,wehavehadagreamanyappealsformoneyfinally,hecollecorsofauographs,snobs,socieypeople,andevenaimes,scieniss,havecomeoseeusinourmagnificenandranquilquarersinheboraoryandeveryeveningherehasbeenavoluminouscorrespondenceosendoffwihsuchasaeofhingsifeelmyselfinvadedbyakindofsuporandyeallhisurmoilwillnoperhapshavebeeninvain,ifiresulsinmygeingachairandaboraoryoellheruh,iwillbenecessaryocreaehechair,andishallnohaveheboraoryafirsishouldhavepreferredhereverse,buliardwishesoakeadvanageofhepresenmomenobringabouhecreaionofanewchairhawillerbeacquiredforheuniversiyheyareoesablishachairwihouafixedprogram,whichwillbesomehinglikeacourseinhecollègedefrance,andibelieveishallbeobligedochangemysubjeceachyear,whichwillbeagrearialome

january

ihavehadogiveupgoingoswedenweare,asyousee,mosirregurinourreionswihheswedishacademy;bu,oellheruh,icanonlykeepupbyavoidingallphysicalfaigueandmywifeisinhesamecondiion;wecannolongerdreamofhegreaworkdaysofimesgoneby

asoresearch,iamdoingnohingapresenwihmycourse,mysudens,apparausoinsall,andheinerminableprocessionofpeoplewhocomeodisurbmewihouseriousreason,hedayspasswihoumyhavingbeenableoachieveanyhingusefulahisend

july

mydearfriend:

wehaveregreedsomuchbeingdeprivedofyourvisihisyear,buhopeoseeyouinocoberifwedonomakeanefforfromimeoime,weendbylosingouchwihourbesandmoscongenialfriends,andinkeepingcompanywihohersforhesimplereasonhaiiseasyomeehem

weconinueoleadhesamelifeofpeoplewhoareexremelyoccupied,wihoubeingableoaccomplishanyhingineresingiisnowmorehanayearsinceihavebeenableoengageinanyresearch,andihavenomomenomyselfclearlyihavenoyediscoveredameansodefendourselvesagainshisfrieringawayofourimewhichisneverhelessexremelynecessaryinellecually,iisaquesionoflifeordeah

november

ibeginmycourseomorrowbuunderverybadcondiionsforhepreparaionofmyexperimenshelecureroomisahesorbo

e,andmyboraoryisinheruecuvierbesides,agreanumberofohercoursesaregiveninhesamelecureroom,andicanuseionlyonemorningforhepreparaionofmyown

iamneiherverywell,norveryill;buiameasilyfaigued,andihavelefbuverylilecapaciyforworkmywife,onheconrary,leadsaveryacivelife,beweenherchildren,heschoolasèvres,andheboraoryshedoesnoloseaminue,andoccupiesherselfmoreregurlyhanicanwihhedirecionofheboraoryinwhichshepasseshegreaerparofheday

osumup:despieheseousidecomplicaions,ourlife,byacommonefforofwill,remainedassimpleandasreiredasformerlyowardhecloseofourfamilywasincreasedbyhebirhofaseconddaugherevedenisewasborninhemodeshouseinboulevardkellerma

,wherewesilllivedwihdocorcurie,seeingonlyafewfriends

asourelderdaughergrewup,shebeganobealilecompanionoherfaher,whoookalivelyineresinhereducaionandgdlywenforwalkswihherinhisfreeimes,especiallyonhisvacaiondayshecarriedonseriousconversaionswihher,replyingoallherquesionsanddelighinginheprogressivedevelopmenofheryoungmindfromheirearlyage,hischildrenenjoyedhisenderaffecion,andheneverweariedofryingoundersandheselilebeings,inorderobeableogivehemhebeshehadogive