The next room was a library , and she saw everything she had ever wanted to read , as well as everything she had read , and it seemed to her that a whole lifetime would not be enough to even read the names of the books , there were so many . By this time it was growing dusk , and wax candles in diamond and ruby candlesticks were beginning to light themselves in every room . Beauty found her supper served just at the time she preferred to have it , but she did not see anyone or hear a sound , and , though her father had warned her that she would be alone , she began to find it rather dull . But presently she heard the Beast coming , and wondered tremblingly if he meant to eat her up now . However , as he did not seem at all ferocious , and only said gruffly : `` Good-evening , Beauty , '' she answered cheerfully and managed to conceal her terror . Then the Beast asked her how she had been amusing herself , and she told him all the rooms she had seen . Then he asked if she thought she could be happy in his palace ; and Beauty answered that everything was so beautiful that she would be very hard to please if she could not be happy . And after about an hour 's talk Beauty began to think that the Beast was not nearly so terrible as she had supposed at first . Then he got up to leave her , and said in his gruff voice : `` Do you love me , Beauty ? Will you marry me ? '' `` Oh ! what shall I say ? '' cried Beauty , for she was afraid to make the Beast angry by refusing . `` Say ` yes ' or ` no ' without fear , '' he replied . `` Oh ! no , Beast , '' said Beauty hastily . `` Since you will not , good-night , Beauty , '' he said . And she answered , `` Good-night , Beast , '' very glad to find that her refusal had not provoked him . And after he was gone she was very soon in bed and asleep , and dreaming of her unknown Prince . She thought he came and said to her : `` Ah , Beauty !
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