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40his journey, not forgetting to mention Beauty%u2019s request. %u201cA king%u2019s ransom would hardly have procured all that my other daughters asked for,%u201d he said. %u201cBut I thought I might at least take Beauty her rose. I beg you to forgive me, for you see I meant no harm.%u201dThe Beast said, in a less furious tone, %u201cI will forgive you on one condition%u2014that you will give me one of your daughters.%u201d%u201cAh,%u201d cried the merchant, %u201cif I were cruel enough to buy my own life at the expense of one of my children%u2019s, what excuse could I invent to bring her here?%u201dThe beast is angry.