He closed his eyes and began to doze.
When he awoke, curiously enough, it was a familiar voice which first fell upon his ears.

He turned his head cautiously.

Seated not a dozen yards away from him was a tall, thin man with a bag of golf clubs by his side.
He was listening with an air of engrossed attention to his companion's impressive remarks.

Norgate, raising himself upon his elbow, no longer had any doubts.

The man stretched upon his back on the sand, partly hidden from sight by a little grass-grown undulation, was his late travelling companion.
"You do well, my dear Marquis, believe me!" the latter exclaimed.
"Property in Belgium is valuable to-day.