only one left of all the world?

As his mind pondered the question his eye fell upon a newspaper of the
day before, in which he saw his name. He took it up mechanically, and
read a paragraph praising him and his speech; foretelling "honor and
troops of friends" for a young man who began his public career so
brilliantly.

"There; hear this!" said he, as he read it aloud and looked at his
companion. "Troops of friends, do you see? and yet you talk of being my
only dependence in the world! Fie! fie! Mrs. Delilah Jones."

It was melancholy merriment. He did not smile, and the woman's face was
quietly sober.

"For the present, then, Mr. Speaker and fellow-citizens," said Abel Newt,
waving his hand as he saw that every thing was ready, and that the
carriage waited only for him and his companion, "I bid these scenes
adieu! For the present I terminate my brief engagement. And you, my
fellow-members, patterns of purity and pillars of truth, farewell!
Disinterested patriots, I leave you my blessing! Pardon me that I
prefer the climate of the Mediterranean to that of the District, and the
smiles of my Kitty to the intelligent praises of my country. Friends of
my soul, farewell! I kiss my finger tips! Boo--hoo!"

He made a mock bow, and smiled upon an imaginary audience. Then offering
his arm with grave ceremony to his companion as if a crowd had been
looking on, he went down stairs.

CHAPTER LXXXVI.

IN THE CITY.

It was a long journey. They stopped at Baltimore, at Philadelphia, and
pushed on toward New York. While they were still upon the way Hope Wayne
saw what she had been long expecting to see--and saw it without a
solitary regret. Amy Waring was Amy Waring no longer; and Hope Wayne
was the first who kissed Mrs. Lawrence Newt. Even Mrs. Simcoe looked
benignantly upon the bride; and Aunt Martha wept over her as over her
own child.

The very day of the wedding Abel Newt and his companion arrived at Jersey
City. Leaving Kitty in a hotel, he crossed the river, and ascertained
that the vessel on which he had taken two berths under a false name was
full and ready, and would sail upon her day. He showed himself in Wall
Street, carefully dressed, carefully sober--evidently mindful, people
said, of his new position; and they thought his coming home showed that
he was on good terms with his family, and that he was really resolved to
behave himself.

For a day or two he appeared in the business streets and offices,