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For a long while my chemical studies have
lain in abeyance. In order to revive my interest,
and to make a decisive stroke, I resume the
study of the problem of making gold. The
starting-point of the investigation consists in
the question: Why does sulphate of iron in a
solution of choloro-aurate of sodium precipitate
gold? The answer is, because iron and sulphur
are essential constituents of gold. The proof is
that all natural compounds of sulphur and
iron contain more or less gold. So I begin to
experiment with solutions of sulphate of iron.
One morning I awoke with the idea of making
a trip into the country, though it is quite against
my tastes and my habits. When I, more by
accident than design, reach the station of
Montparnasse, I take the train for Meudon. I go
into the village itself, which I visit for the first
time, traverse the main street, and turn to the
right into a narrow alley confined by walls on
both sides. Twenty steps before me I see
half-buried in the ground the figure of a Roman
knight in grey iron armour. It looks very well
modelled, but, as I approach, I see that it is
only rough metal-smelting.
But I hold my illusion fast, since it pleases
me. The knight looks towards the wall, and
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