CHAPTER XLIII.
Good-by to America—Not “Adieu,” but “Au Revoir”—On Board the “Teutonic”—Home Again.
New York, April 26.
The last two days have vanished rapidly in paying calls.
This morning my impresario gave me a farewell breakfast at the Everett House. Edmund Clarence Stedman was there; Mark Twain, George Kennan, General Horace Porter, General Lloyd Bryce, Richard Watson Gilder, and many others sat at table, and joined in wishing me bon voyage.
Good-by, my dear American friends, I shall carry away sweet recollections of you, and whether I am re-invited in your country or not, I will come again.
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April 27.
The saloon on board the Teutonic is a mass of floral offerings sent by friends to the passengers. Two huge beautiful baskets of lilies and roses are mine.