There was no help for it, however: the savage instincts of his companion had broken out, and the poison had done its work: so Jonathan Small left his record, lowered the treasure-box to the ground, and followed it himself.
Er was echter niets meer aan te doen; de wilde hartstocht van zijn metgezel was losgebroken en het vergif had zijn werk gedaan; daarom liet Jonathan Small zijn teeken achter, liet de kist met den schat naar omlaag zakken en volgde haar langs denzelfden weg.