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VI . Supper at Nine At midday Beauty found lunch ready on the table . While she was eating , she heard lovely music , but she did not see anyone . In the evening , when she was going to sit down to supper , she heard the noise of the Beast . She could not stop shaking . “ Beauty , ” said the monster , “ will you let me watch you eat your supper ? ” “ You are the master here , ” answered Beauty in a small voice . “ No , ” said the Beast . “ You are the only mistress here . If I trouble you , tell me , and I will go away at once . But tell me one thing . Do you think that I am very ugly ? ” “ Yes , I do , ” said Beauty . “ I cannot tell a lie . But I think you are very kind . ” “ Yes , I am , ” said the monster . “ But I am ugly , and I am not clever either . I know very well that I am just a stupid beast . ” “ A stupid person never thinks that about himself , ” said Beauty . “ Fools never know that they are fools . ” “ Eat , then , Beauty , ” said the monster , “ and enjoy your palace . Everything here is yours . If you are not happy , I will be very sad . ” “ You are very kind , ” said Beauty . “ I like your good heart . When I think about it , you do not seem so ugly to me . ” “ Yes , yes , ” said the Beast . “ I have a good heart , but I am still a monster . ” “ Many men deserve that name more than you , ” said Beauty . “ They have human faces , but they hide false , cruel and ungrateful hearts . I like you better as you are . ” “ A clever man would now find some fine words to thank you , ” said the Beast . “ But I am not clever , so I can only say this : thank you very much . ” Beauty ate her supper with a good appetite . She was not so afraid of the monster now . But she almost fainted when he asked her , “ Beauty , will you be my wife ? ” For a while she did not answer . She was afraid that he would be angry if she said no . At last she said , trembling , “ No , Beast . ” The poor monster wanted to sigh . But instead he made a terrible whistling sound , and it was so loud that it filled the whole palace . Beauty soon felt calmer , because the Beast only said sadly , “ Goodbye , then , Beauty . ” He left the room , but he turned back several times to look at her . When Beauty was alone , she felt sorry for the poor Beast . “ What a pity , ” she said . “ He is so good , and so ugly . ” Beauty spent three quiet months in the palace . In the mornings she read or played the harpsichord . In the afternoons she walked in the gardens . At every meal she heard the same sweet music . And every evening at nine o’clock the Beast came to visit her . He talked to her while she ate her supper . He spoke with good sense , but he never said clever or witty things like the fine people in the city .
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