How happy he felt! The sun seemed to shine twice as brightly as before; the air felt purer; all around him breathed life, hope, and bliss.

At the foot of the slope he turned back once more to gaze at the house where so much joy had come to him.

A pair of lustrous eyes appeared in the little air-hole of the wall.

They were those of the maiden, which were following him on his homeward way.
Tyope's wife was right in supposing that her daughter and Okoya were not strangers to each other.

And yet not a single word had passed between them before beyond a casual greeting.