What's that ?' he cried, pointing to the music on the wall.
'What ?' said the other.

'Oh, that! It's music; it's a phrase of Beethoven's I was writing up.

It means Destiny knocking at the door.' 'Does it ?' said the captain, rather low; and he went near and studied the inscription; 'and this French ?' he asked, pointing to the Latin.
'O, it just means I should have been luckier if I had died at horne,' returned Herrick impatiently.

'What is this business ?' 'Destiny knocking at the door,' repeated the captain; and then, looking over his shoulder.

'Well, Mr Herrick, that's about what it comes to,' he added.
'What do you mean?
Explain yourself,' said Herrick.
But the captain was again staring at the music.