He had left the school without studying for his doctorate and, now that he had returned there, Hermite encouraged him to undertake research in mathematics.
Siya had kaliwa ng paaralan nang walang pag-aaral para sa kanyang mga titulo ng doktor at, ngayon na niya ibabalik doon, Hermite hinihikayat sa kanya upang magsagawa ng pananaliksik sa matematika.