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`` He is my nephew , and I would do as much for him as I would for my own son , '' replied Mrs. Passford heartily . `` And I as much as I would for my brother , '' added Miss Florry . Everything was pleasant so far , though all the Passfords were worried about poor Corny , who had been with the ladies only the evening before . It was six o'clock in the morning when the Bellevite let go her anchor off Twentieth Street , as the young commander decided to do after some consultation with Paul Vapoor , who was his senior in years if not in wisdom . He did not suppose the steamer would be allowed to anchor at the Navy Yard without orders to that effect . His father had not returned from the city . Though he held no office , Captain Passford was as busy with public affairs as though he had been the collector of the port .