But it wasn't a real town at all, the captain thought.

But let her sleep a little longer, the captain thought.

And there probably would be very little he actually could do then, the captain thought.

We should be able to fire on our enemies, too, the captain thought.

It's as if he dropped off the face of the earth, the captain thought.

A baby who had seen the stars, the captain thought.

No, the captain thought, not just asked for his attention.

Would have been useful a few months back, the captain thought.

They have too much time on their hands, the captain thought.

That means I have to come up with something, the captain thought.