"Then in heaven's name, come soon!" said Merston, as he mounted his horse.
* * * * *
When he was gone, they mounted the kopje together, still hand in hand.
The way was steep, but they never rested till they reached the top. The evening light was passing, but the sky was full of stars. The spruit was a swift-flowing river below them. They heard the rush of its waters—a solemn music that seemed to fill the world.
Sylvia turned her face to the north, and the long, dim range of hills beyond the veldt.
"We will go beyond some day," Burke said.
She held his hand very fast. "I don't mind where we go, partner, so long as we go together," she said.
He drew something out of his pocket and held it out to her. "I've got to give you this," he said.
She looked at him in surprise. "Burke! What is it?"
"It's something Guy left to you," he said, "with his love. I promised to give it you to-night. Take it, won't you?"