The Gift of The Magi
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- ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS.That was all. She had put it aside, one cent and then another and thenanother, in her careful buying of meat and other food. Della countedit three times. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next daywould be Christmas.There was nothing to do but fall on the bed and cry. So Della did it.
- "Ive got no money to get my dear jim a gift."
- the next two hours seemed to fly. She was going fromone shop to another, to find a gift for Jim.She found it at last. It surely had been made for Jim and no oneelse. There was no other like it in any of the shops, and she had lookedin every shop in the city.It was a gold watch chain, very simply made. Its value was in itsrich and pure material.
- Will you buy my hair!?
- Give it to me quickly.
- she moved quickly out the doorand down to the street.Where she stopped, the sign said: “Mrs. Sofronie. Hair Articlesof all Kinds.”Up to the second floor Della ran, and stopped to get her breath.Mrs. Sofronie, large, too white, cold-eyed, looked at her.
- Yes for twenty dollars.
- At seven, Jim’s dinner was ready for him.Jim was never late. Della held the watch chain in her hand andsat near the door where he always entered. Then she heard his step inthe hall and her face lost color for a moment. She often said little prayersquietly, about simple everyday things. And now she said: “Please God,make him think I’m still pretty.”
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