She expressed herself as quite satisfied with the music he had written and within a few days had learned it well enough to accompany herself on the piano from memory, a musical feat which Gounod regarded as one of the most extraordinary he had ever witnessed.
Hon uttryckte belåtenhet med musiken som han hade komponerat och inom några dagar hade hon lärt den så bra att hon kunde ackompanjera sig själv på pianot ur minnet, en musikalisk förmåga som Gounod ansåg vara något av det mest fantastiska som han bevittnat.