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Reading edition

As he approached the scene of all this trouble he took in the situation at a glance, and at once made a formal offer of marriage.
But she declined respectfully, saying she was already promised to the Earth.
Reading edition

As he approached the scene of all this trouble he took in the situation at a glance, and at once made a formal offer of marriage.
But she declined respectfully, saying she was already promised to the Earth.