Verdi's response, which came right away was quite blunt: in addition to complaining of his age, his years of service, and raising other objections, he states: "The conclusion is that all this has cast a chill over this "Otello", and stiffened the hand that had begun to trace out a few bars!", but, in total contrast, Boito appears to have simply decided to carry on. Albeit "somewhat disquieted", he immediately proposes "a sort of "evil Credo" I did... for my own comfort and personal satisfaction, because I felt the need of doing it". On 3 May, Verdi wrote back, calming this down: "Most beautiful this Credo; most powerful and wholly Shakespearian...[... it would be well to leave this "Otello" in peace for a bit...encouraging Boito to come to Sant'Agata where "we shall be able to talk it over again, and by then with the necessary calm". Boito did visit Verdi in September for three days.