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And then she tenderly embraced Beauty and the Prince, whohad meanwhile been greeting the Fairy and receiving her con-gratulations.

"All this must be meant for me. I will go this minute and bringmy children to share all these delights."

"I wish to go back to my palace and see my Beast again," asshe had been told to do.

So saying she opened a door, and found to her delight that itled into her own room, though she had thought it was quite theother side of the palace.

At length he made out some sort of track, and though at thebeginning it was so rough and slippery that he fell down morethan once, it presently became easier, and led him into an avenueof trees which ended in a splendid castle. It seemed to the mer-chant very strange that no snow had fallen in the avenue, whichwas entirely composed of orange trees, covered with flowers andfruit. When he reached the first court of the castle he saw before

"What would that matter to you?" said the Prince. "Surely youwould not care?"

But this reply vexed her sisters, who fancied she was blamingthem for having asked for such costly things. Her father, how-ever, was pleased, but as he thought that at her age she certainlyought to like pretty presents, he told her to choose something.

ran down into the garden to search for him. Up and down the

So saying she opened a door, and found to her delight that itled into her own room, though she had thought it was quite theother side of the palace.