Are you not leaving me to my death perhaps ? '' `` Ah ! do n't be so sorrowful , '' cried Beauty ; `` I am only going to assure my father that I am safe and happy . I have promised the Beast faithfully that I will come back , and he would die of grief if I did not keep my word ! '' `` 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 .
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