X.
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.
XI.
But Sol was hot-headed, and not accustomed to defeat.
He carried her off by main force, and said, “If ever I see you and the Earth together, I will burn you both to a cinder!”