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261Letter Nr. 20[To Carnot]Paris, 1831To father Carnot,In accordance with your orders I have lately been busy finding in thethird and fourth degrees, people who would have the desire and ability to beable to take an active part in the work of the research committee whose recentfounding you announced to us.Of the six members of the preparation degree who declared themselvesat the last meeting willing to take part (Surblez, Selariez, Brailoi, Souzas,Volquin, Raymond) all can only give a small part of their time as they areoccupied in other functions in the doctrine or work in the external world.Among the members of the third degree for the same reasons there is notpresently anyone who could take it on, on a fulltime basics.As for me, my particular situation makes me unsuitable here forteaching and private tutoring. The desire to be occupied in a job sanctioned [bythe hierarchy] and to have a function in the accomplishment of which I wouldbe able to give myself entirely and the taste I have for the kind of work inquestion that their conformity with my previous occupations make me attachthe greatest importance that the organisation of works take place the most.(MSS 8627, pp. 100, 101, CRR)