29-blue beard

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    BLUE BEARDTHERE was a man who had fine houses, both in townand country, a deal of silver and gold plate, embroideredfurniture, and coaches gilded all over with gold. Butthis man was so unlucky as to have a blue beard, whichmade him so frightfully ugly that all the women andgirls ran away from him.One of his neighbors, a lady of quality, had twodaughters who were perfect beauties. He desired ofher one of them in marriage, leaving to her choice whichof the two she would bestow on him. They wouldneither of them have him, and sent him backward andforward from one another, not being able to bear thethoughts of marrying a man who had a blue beard, andwhat besides gave them disgust and aversion was hishaving already been married to several wives, and nobodyever knew what became of them....