Then his face grew calmer.

"Thee has made it worth while living on," he added.
She was gaining control of herself also.

"I said that I would come when I was needed," she answered less, tremblingly.
"Thee came alone ?" he asked gently.
"From Assouan, yes," she said in a voice still unsteady.

"I was riding out to be by myself, and then I saw you coming, and I rode on.

I thought I should like to be the first to say: 'Well done,' and 'God bless you!'" He drew in a long breath, then looked at her keenly.