"as the captain's fingers ran nimbly over the keyboard, i noticed he was only touching the black keys ... soon, lost in musical reverie, he had forgotten my presence and i made no attempt to disturb him ... the soft mellow sounds of organ music reached me, a vague, melancholy harmony accompanied by an indefinable melody. it was like a mournful cry of a soul seeking surcease from the sorrows of the world. my whole being was enraptured and, scarcely breathing, i, too, was lost in a musical ecstasy that was carrying him beyond the confines of this world."