' But he laughed to himself as he went away ' . Why did the ironmaster do so ?

give appropriate correct answer in 3 marks in easy simple language

Dear student,

The iron master laughed to himself while leaving because he knew that his daughter could make the Captain change his word. For the iron master, his daughter was a trump card and he turned around laughing because he had planned to send his daughter to persuade the Captain to come and spend the Christmas with them.

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