Thenextmorning，atfiveo’clock，theNorumbiacametoanchorintheprettyharborofPlymouth。Inthecoolearlylightthetownlaydistinctalongtheshore，quaintwithitssmallEnglishhouses，andstatelywithcomepublicedificesofunknownfunctionontheuplands；acountry-seatofaristocraticaspectshoweditselfononeoftheheights；onanotherthetowerofacountrychurchpeeredoverthetree-tops；therewerelinesoffortifications，aspeaceful，attheirdistance，asthestonewallsdividingthegreenfields。Theveryiron-cladsintheharborcloseathandcontributedtotheamiablegayetyofthesceneunderthepaleblueEnglishsky，alreadybrokenwithcloudsfromwhichtheflushofthesunrisehadnotquitefaded。Thebreathofthelandcamefreshlyoutoverthewater；onecouldalmostsmellthegrassandtheleaves。Gullswheeledanddartedoverthecrispwater；thetonesoftheEnglishvoicesonthetenderwerepleasanttotheear，asitfussedandscuffledtotheship’sside。Afewscoreofthepassengerslefther；withtheirbaggagetheyformedpicturesquegroupsonthetender’sdeck，andtheysetoutfortheshorewavingtheirhandsandtheirhandkerchiefstothefriendstheyleftclusteringalongtherailoftheNorumbia。Mr。andMrs。LeffersbadeMarchfarewell，inthefinalfondnessinspiredbyhishavingcoffeewiththembeforetheylefttheship；theysaidtheyhatedtoleave。
Thestophadrousedeverybody，andthebreakfasttableswerepromptlyfilled，exceptsuchasthepassengerslandingatPlymouthhadvacated；
thesewerestrippedoftheircloths，andtheremainingcommensalsplacedatothers。TheseatsoftheLeffersesweregiventoMarch’soldOhiofriendandhiswife。Hetriedtoengagetheminthetallywhichbegantobegeneralintheexcitementofhavingtouchedland；buttheyshylyheldaloof。
SomeEnglishnewspapershadcomeaboardfromthetug，andtherewastheusualgood-naturedadjustmentoftheAmericanself-satisfaction，amongthosewhohadseenthem，totheever-surprisingfactthatourcontinentisapparentlyofnointeresttoEurope。ThereweresomemeagreNewYorkstock-marketquotationsinthepapers；aparagraphinfineprintannouncedthelynchingofanegroinAlabama；anotherrecordedacoal-
miningstrikeinPennsylvania。