In Brother Musicians, Constance quotes "a musician of high standing" who was one of his circle of friends (possibly Sullivan or the pianist Franklin Taylor), who explained, "You see in Leipzig nobody was compelled to work, there being no particular supervision; and there was always plenty to do, in the way of amusement, for the less energetic.
En Brother Musicians, Constance cita a «un músico de grande importancia», un integrante do seu círculo de amigos (posiblemente Sullivan ou o pianista Franklin Taylor) quen explicou: «Vostede non viu que en Leipzig ninguén fora obrigado a traballar, alí non había unha particular supervisión; e sempre había moito que facer, no ámbito do entretemento, para os menos enérxicos.