"Bel Riose traveled without escort, which is not what court etiquette prescribes for the head of a fleet stationed in a yetsullen stellar system on the Marches of the Galactic Empire."
Isaac Asimov the First Line of Foundation and Empire
"He left them, never looking back."
Isaac Asimov the Last Line of in Foundation and Empire
Originally Published Jan. 1, 1952
Paperback edition:
224 pages - Nov. 1, 1966