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——

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