Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will use your knowledge about language (and common sense) to determine what element the marked number refers to. The numbers are marked with two underlines around them, like: _ number _. Your answer should be chosen from the given text, and should not contain other words.
Q: Michael Anthony: You sent for me , sir ?
John Beresford Tipton: Mike , did you ever grow a beard ?
Michael Anthony: Well , yes , in a way .
John Beresford Tipton: Oh ? What way ?
Michael Anthony: Well , I started _ one _ - but it grew in red .
John Beresford Tipton: You know , Mike , a beard was once a mark of dignity , prestige , age . Today , it 's a badge of youth .
Michael Anthony: And of the beatnik , sir ?
John Beresford Tipton: That 's right , Mike . Some are beat because they 're defeated . Others are beat because they like to beat a drum . Our next millionaire , Mike . And Mike , perhaps if you deliver that with a beard , you wo n't be taken for a square .
A:
beard