Relations between the two had been cool for some years, but Bizet responded positively to his former mentor's request for help, writing: "You were the beginning of my life as an artist.
As relacións entre os dous foran frías dende había algúns anos, mais Bizet respondeu positivamente á petición do seu antigo mentor en busca de axuda, escribindo: «Fuches o comezo da miña vida como un artista.