Close bookmarks sidebar in Mavericks

Does anyone know how to make the new bookmarks sidebar in Safari automatically close when a bookmark is selected?

But the new sidebar in Safari in the Mavericks OS can be closed, right?  I agree that it should automatically close. I just really don't want a sidebar that always stays open (like the sidebars in folders a few versions back).
This concern is one of the reasons I haven't downloaded Mavericks yet.
Thanks,
Paula

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