Paradise Lost - Xavier

Suddenly, this fragile woman possessed a strong and powerful spirit. Almost kneeling before him and hugging him, she exclaimed with inspiration: “Beethoven! Not!You must not doom your greatest creation to oblivion! This is not what God wants, who has filled your soul with the sounds of the purest beauty - and this is not what your mother’s soul wants, which at that moment with eyes of prayer looks at you with my eyes! - Beethoven, this must be done! Give in! Do it in memory of your mother! Do it for me, your only, most faithful friend! “...