But in the present case, it did not appear to him probable that Colonel Fougas could be called back to life; the atmospheric influences and the variations of temperature which he had undergone during a period of forty six years, must have altered the fluids and the tissues.
This was also the opinion of M.Renault and his son.

To quiet Clementine's excitement a little, they read to her the concluding paragraphs of Prof.Hirtz' letter.

They kept from her John Meiser's will, which could have done nothing but excite her.

But the little imagination worked on without cessation, do what they would to quiet it.
Clementine now sought the company of Doctor Martout, she held discussions with him and wanted to see experiments in the resuscitation of rotifers.

When she got home again, she would think a little about Leon and a great deal about the Colonel.