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`` Good girl ! You have decided well and wisely . Though the post of duty to which the callow lieutenantling will be ordered must , of course , be Fort Jumping Off Point , at the extreme end of the habitable globe . Well , my dear , I must bid you good night , for , see , it is on the stroke of eleven o'clock , and I am rather tired from my journey , for , you must know , we rushed it through from New York to North End without lying over , '' said Mr. Fabian , as he shook hands with his niece . He retired , and his example was soon followed by all his party . The next morning , after an early breakfast , the travelers assembled in the hall of the hotel to take leave of each other . Clarence , Sylvan , and Cora entered the capacious carriage of the establishment to drive to Rockhold , leaving Mr. and Mrs. Fabian Rockharrt on the porch of the hotel , at which they had decided to rest for a few days .