At the end of his career Halevy was constantly writing opera and opera-comique which added nothing to his fame and which disappeared never to be revived after a respectable number of performances. He was entirely absorbed in his work and, as a result, he neglected his classes a good deal. He came only when he had time. The pupils, however, came just the same and gave each other instruction which was far less indulgent than the master"s, for his greatest fault was an overweening good nature. Even when he was at class he couldn"t protect himself from self-seekers. Singers of all sorts, male and female, came for a hearing. One day it was Marie Cabel, still youthful and dazzling both in voice and beauty. Other days impossible tenors wasted his time. When the master sent word that he wasn"t coming–this happened often–I used to go to the library, and there, as a matter of fact, I completed my education. The amount of Mp3 Music, ancient and modern, I devoured is beyond belief.