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VII . A Week at Home When Beauty woke up the next morning , she was in her father’s house . She rang a little bell next to her bed , and the maid came in . When the maid saw Beauty , she gave a loud scream . Beauty’s good father ran up the stairs . When he saw his dear daughter , he almost died of joy . He held her in his arms for more than a quarter of an hour . Then Beauty realised that she had no clothes to wear . But the maid told her that she had just found a large trunk in the next room . It was full of dresses covered with gold and diamonds . In her heart , Beauty thanked the good Beast for his kindness . She chose the simplest dress and said , “ I will give the others to my sisters . ” But as soon as she said these words , the trunk vanished . “ The Beast must want you to keep them for yourself , ” said her father . At that moment the trunk came back again , with all the dresses in it . Beauty got dressed , and they sent for her sisters . The sisters came at once with their husbands , but they were not happy at all . The eldest had married a very handsome young gentleman . But he thought only about himself and did not care about his wife . The second sister had married a very clever man . But he only used his cleverness to annoy people , and most of all his wife . The sisters saw Beauty dressed like a princess and lovelier than ever . They were sick with envy . Beauty was very sweet to them , but it did not help . Their jealousy grew even stronger when she told them how happy she was at the palace . The two sisters went down into the garden to cry with anger . “ Why is this little creature happier than we are ? ” said the second . “ Is she better than we are ? ” “ Sister , I have an idea , ” said the eldest . “ Let’s keep her here for more than a week . Then that stupid monster will be angry with her , because she has broken her promise . And perhaps he will eat her ! ” “ You’re right , ” said the other . “ So we must be very kind to her . ” That was their plan . They went back into the house and were so loving to Beauty that she cried with joy . When the week was over , the two sisters cried and pulled their hair . They seemed so sad that Beauty promised to stay one more week . VIII . Beauty’s Dream All that time Beauty felt uneasy . She knew that the poor Beast was suffering because of her . She really loved that good monster , and she wanted to see him again . On her tenth night at her father’s house , she had a dream . She was in the palace garden , near the canal . This was a long pool of water between the trees . There she saw the Beast lying on the grass . He looked very weak , as if he was dying . In a faint voice he told her that she was ungrateful .
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