`` He said I could make him happy , '' said Beauty to herself . `` It seems , then , that this horrible Beast keeps him a prisoner . How can I set him free ? I wonder why they both told me not to trust to appearances ? I do n't understand it . But , after all , it was only a dream , so why should I trouble myself about it ? I had better go and find something to do to amuse myself . '' So she got up and began to explore some of the many rooms of the palace . The first she entered was lined with mirrors , and Beauty saw herself reflected on every side , and thought she had never seen such a charming room . Then a bracelet which was hanging from a chandelier caught her eye , and on taking it down she was greatly surprised to find that it held a portrait of her unknown admirer , just as she had seen him in her dream . With great delight she slipped the bracelet on her arm , and went on into a gallery of pictures , where she soon found a portrait of the same handsome Prince , as large as life , and so well painted that as she studied it he seemed to smile kindly at her . Tearing herself away from the portrait at last , she passed through into a room which contained every musical instrument under the sun , and here she amused herself for a long while in trying some of them , and singing until she was tired . 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 XXXXX leave her , and said in his gruff voice : `` Do you love me , Beauty ?
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