Astheyissuedoutofthecustom-houseprecincts，Georgybrokeoutonthem，withhistelescopeuptohiseye，andaloudlaughofwelcome；hedancedroundthecoupleandperformedmanyfacetiousanticsasheledthemuptothehouse。Joswasn’tupyet；Beckynotvisiblethoughshelookedatthemthroughtheblinds。
Georgyranofftoseeaboutbreakfast。Emmy，whoseshawlandbonnetwereoffinthepassageinthehandsofMrs。Payne，nowwenttoundotheclaspofWilliam’scloak，and——wewill，ifyouplease，gowithGeorge，andlookafterbreakfastfortheColonel。Thevesselisinport。
Hehasgottheprizehehasbeentryingforallhislife。
Thebirdhascomeinatlast。Thereitiswithitsheadonhisshoulder，billingandcooingcloseuptohisheart，withsoftoutstretchedflutteringwings。Thisiswhathehasaskedforeverydayandhourforeighteenyears。Thisiswhathepinedafter。Hereitis——thesummit，theend——
thelastpageofthethirdvolume。Good-bye，Colonel——