And so it was that Castle Idiot was closed, and that for a time at least "The Idiot at Home" became a thing of the past. Wherever he and his small family may be, may I not bespeak for him the kindly, even affectionate, esteem of those who have followed him with me through these pages? He has his faults; they are many and manifest, for he has never shown the slightest disposition to conceal them, but, as Mrs. Pedagog remarked to me the other night, "He has a large heart, and it is in the right place. If he only wouldn't talk so much!" THE END By MARK TWAIN * * * * * THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG, AND OTHER STORIES AND ESSAYS. Illustrated by LUCIUS HITCHCOCK and Others. THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT, AND OTHER STORIES AND SKETCHES. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN. With Photogravure Portrait of the Author. A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT. THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER. LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. TOM SAWYER ABROAD; TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE; AND OTHER STORIES, ETC., ETC. _New Library Edition from New Electrotype Plates. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.75 each._ PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC. By the Sieur LOUIS DE CONTE (her page and secretary). Illustrated from Original Drawings by F. V. DU MOND, and from Reproductions of Old Paintings and Statues. Crown 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $2.50. HOW TO TELL A STORY, AND OTHER ESSAYS. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50. * * * * * By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS * * * * * THE CONSPIRATORS. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, $1.50. There is an unmistakable brilliancy about "The Conspirators"; the rollicking spirits of the hero, the man who tells the story, are infectious, and his ardor in love is delightfully romantic.--_Chicago Tribune._ LORRAINE. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.25. Of this novel _The Interior_ says: "A more absorbing story could scarcely be imagined; there is no better tale among recent publications than 'Lorraine.'" * * * * * HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON _Any of the above works will be sent by mail, postage prepaid, to any part of the United States, Canada, or Mexico, on receipt of the price._ End of Project Gutenberg's The Idiot at Home, by John Kendrick Bangs