Note 16 — XXIV FRIENDS IN NEED

Since writing this, I conducted the first four parts of it in London and never did I have a more brilliant reception, nor was I better received by the press. (In a letter to Ferrand he says: “I am quite pleased with my success. Romeo and Juliet made people cry. I cannot go into the details of my three concerts, but I may say that the new score made some notable conversions. An Englishman bought my baton from Schlesinger’s servant for 150 francs. The press has treated me splendidly.”)