at?

Well, to bring my long story to a close, the Great Event passed off with
much _eclat_. We spent our honeymoon in the Blue Mountains, and a
fortnight later sailed once more for England in the _Orizaba_. Both Mr.
Wetherell--who has now resigned office--and the Marquis of Beckenham,
who is as manly a fellow as you would meet anywhere in England,
accompanied us home, and it was to the latter's seaside residence that
we went immediately on our arrival in the mother country. My own New
Forest residence is being thoroughly renovated, and will be ready for
occupation in the spring.

And now as to the other persons who have figured most prominently in my
narrative. Of Nikola, Baxter, Eastover, or Prendergast I have never
heard since. What gigantic _coup_ the first-named intends to accomplish
with the little Chinese stick, the possession of which proved so fatal
to Wetherell, is beyond my power to tell. I am only too thankful,
however, that I am able to say that I am not in the least concerned in
it. I am afraid of Nikola, and I confess it. And with this honest
expression of my feelings, and my thanks for your attention and
forbearance, I will beg your permission to ring the curtain down upon
the narrative of my BID FOR FORTUNE.

THE END

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