`` What would that matter to you ? '' said the Prince `` Surely you would not care ? '' `` Indeed , I should be ungrateful if I did not care for such a kind Beast , '' cried Beauty indignantly . `` I would die to save him from pain . I assure you it is not his fault that he is so ugly . '' Just then a strange sound woke her -- someone was speaking not very far away ; and opening her eyes she found herself in a room she had never seen before , which was certainly not nearly so splendid as those she was used to in the Beast 's palace . Where could she be ? She got up and dressed hastily , and then saw that the boxes she had packed the night before were all in the room . While she was wondering by what magic the Beast had transported them and herself to this strange place she suddenly heard her father 's voice , and rushed out and greeted him joyfully . Her brothers and sisters were all astonished at her appearance , as they had never expected to see her again , and there was no end to the questions they asked her . She had also much to hear about what had happened to them while she was away , and of her father 's journey home . But when they heard that she had only come to be with them for a short time , and then must go back to the Beast 's palace for ever , they lamented loudly . Then Beauty asked her father what he thought could be the meaning of her strange dreams , and why the Prince constantly begged her not to trust to appearances . After much consideration , he answered : `` You tell me yourself that the Beast , frightful as he is , loves you dearly , and deserves your love and gratitude for his gentleness and kindness ; I think the Prince must mean you to understand that you ought to reward him by doing as he wishes you to , in spite of his ugliness . '' Beauty could not help seeing that this seemed very probable ; still , when she thought of her dear Prince who was so handsome , she did not feel at all inclined to marry the Beast . At any rate , for two months she need not decide , but could enjoy herself with her sisters . But though they were rich now , and lived in town again , and had plenty of acquaintances , Beauty found that nothing amused her very much ; and she often thought of the palace , where she was so happy , especially as at home she never once dreamed of her dear Prince , and she felt quite sad without him . Then her sisters seemed to have got quite used to being without her , and even found her rather in the way , so she would not have been sorry when the two months were over but for her father and brothers , who begged her to stay , and seemed so grieved at the thought of her departure that she had not the courage to say good-by to them . Every day when she got up she meant to say it at night , and when night came she put it off again , until at last she had a dismal dream which helped her to make up her mind . She thought she was wandering in a lonely path in the palace gardens , when she heard groans which seemed to come from some bushes hiding the entrance of a cave , and running quickly to see what could be the matter , she found the Beast stretched out upon his side , apparently dying .
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