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Title: Beauty and the Beast
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905 Leprince de Beaumont, Madame (Jeanne-Marie), 1711-1780. Belle et la bête. English George Routledge and Sons
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London New York : George Routledge and Sons
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant
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ited upon her with all the attention andrespect that officers of a royal household areaccustomed to pay to queens. Beauty was now, in fact, quite the Queen ofthe palace, and all her wishes were gratified;but, excepting at supper-time, she was alwaysalone; the Beast then appeared, and behavedso agreeably that she liked him more and more.But to his question, Beauty, will you marryme ? he never could get any other answer thana shake of the head from her, on which healways took his leave very sadly. Although Beauty had everything she couldwish for she was not happy, as she could notforget her father, and brothers, and sisters. Atlast, one evening, she begged so hard of theBeast to let her go home that he agreed to herwish, on her promising not to stay away longerthan two months, and gave her a ring, tellingher to place it on her dressing-table whenevershe desired to go or to return; and then showedher where to find suitable clothes, as well aspresents to take home. The poor Beast was more
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Beauty and the Beast, 5 sad than ever. She tried to cheer him, saying, Beauty will soon return, but nothing seemedto comfort him. Beauty then went to her room,and before retiring to rest she took care toplace the ring on the dressing-table. Whenshe awoke next morning, what was her joy atfinding herself in her fathers house, with thegifts and clothes from the palace at her bed-side. At first she wondered where she was; butshe soon heard the voice of her father, and,rushing out, she flung her arms round hisneck. The father and daughter had much tosay to each other. Beauty related all that hadhappened to her at the palace. Her father,enriched by the liberality of the Beast, had lefthis old house, and now lived in a very largecity, and her sisters were engaged to be mar-ried to young men of good family. When she had passed some weeks with herfamily. Beauty found that her sisters, who weresecretly vexed at her good fortune, still lookedupon her as a rival, and treated her withcoldness. Bes
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