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Question
Why does Margot wish to return to the earth?
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Solution
Margot wished to return to the earth because, in Venus, she was badly treated by the school children especially by William who locked her in a closet tunnel.
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| WESTON | My dear, your husband’s life is in grave danger. |
| LADY WESTON | The last time it was in danger you had been eating game pie. What is it this time? |
| WESTON (annihilating her flippancy with one broadside) | Assassination! |
| LADY WESTON | Well, well! You always wanted to be a great man and now you have got your wish! |
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| LADY WESTON | They don’t assassinate anybody. |
