The dusk had deepened into a starlit darkness, but there was a white glow behind the hills that seemed to wax with every instant that passed.

Very soon the whole _veldt_ would be flooded with moonlight.
In a very small voice Sylvia spoke at length.
"Mr.Ranger!" It was the first time she had addressed him by name.

He turned directly towards her.

"Call me Burke!" he said.
It was almost a command.

She faced him as directly as he faced her.