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It made it less embarrassing for her . But when they went down to the car , behold he was in it ! `` I got leave off for the morning , '' he explained smiling . `` I told my captain all about how you got me back in time when I 'd missed the train and he told me to see you as far as Wilmington and catch the noon train back from there . He 's a peach of a captain . If my lieutenant had been there I would n't have got a chance to ask him . I was afraid of that last night .