\"Yes，butIdon’tbelieveit。\"
\"Doyouthinkitpossible？\"
\"Ihavebeenworkingforthelastthirtyyearstoconvincemyselfofitsimpossibility；Ihavenotyetdoneso，butIamsurethatnoonewhodoesnotbelieveinthepossibilityofthegreatworkcanbeagoodchemist。\"
WhenIlefthimhebeggedmetowriteandtellhimwhatIthoughtofthegreatVoltaire，andin，thiswayourFrenchcorrespondencebegan。
Ipossesstwenty—twolettersfromthisjustlycelebratedman；andthelastwordwrittensixmonthsbefore，histoo，earlydeath。ThelongerIlivethemoreinterestItakeinmypapers。Theyarethetreasurewhichattachesmetolifeandmakesdeathmorehatefulstill。