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第7章TheGiftoftheMagi
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hty-sevewasall.Andsixtytsofitennies.Penniessavedowoatatimebybulldozingthegrodthevegetablematilone'scheeksburhesilentimputationofparsimonythatsuchclosedealiimesDellatedit.hty-sevehedaywouldbeChristmas.
Therewasothingtodobutflopdownontheshabbylittledhowl.SoDelladidit.Whistigatesthemoralreflethatlifeismadeupofsobs，sniffles，ahsnifflespredominating.
&ressofthehomeisgraduallysubsidingfretothesed，takealookatthehome.Afur$8perweek.Itdidlybeggardes，butitlyhadthatwordoforthemendicysquad.
Iibulebelowwasaletter-boxintowhio，atonfromwhiercouldg.Alsthereuntowasacardbearingthe;Mr.JamesDillinghamYoung."
&;Dillingham"hadbeenflungtothebreezeduringaformerperiodofprosperitywhenitspossessoraid$30perhentheinewasshrunkto$20，thelettersof"Dillingham"lookedblurred，asthoughtheywerethinkingseriouslytoamodestandunassumingD.ButwheneverMr.JamesDillinghamYoungeandreachedhisflatabovehewascalled"Jim&qugedbyMrs.JamesDillinghamYouroducedtoyouasDella.Whichisallverygood.
Dellafinishedherdatteohercheekswiththep.ShestoodbythewindowadullyatagraygagrayfenagraybaorrowwouldbeChristmasDay，andshehadonly$1.87withwhiapresent.Shehadbeensavingeverypennysheonths，withthisresult.Twentydollarsaweekdoesn'tgofar.Expenseshadbeehanshehadcalculated.Theyalwaysare.Only$1.87tobuyapresentforJiHerJiManyahappyhourshehadspentplanningforsomethingniethingfineaerlihingjustalittlebithyofthehownedbyJi
Thereier-glassbetsoftherooPerhapsyouhaveseenapier-glassinan$8flat.Averythinandveryagilepersonmay，byhisreflearapidsequengitudinalstrips，obtainafairlyacofhislooks.Della，beingslender，hadmasteredtheart.
Suddenlyshewhirledfromthewindowandstlass.hereyeswereshiningbrilliantly，butherfacehadlostitscolorwithiyseds.Rapidlyshepulleddownherhairafalltoitsfulllength.
wopossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtookamightypride.Oneos;sgoldwatchthathadbeenhisfather'sandhisgrandfather's.Theotheros;shair.HadtheQueenofShebalivediacrosstheairshaft，DellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewiodryjusttodepreciateHerMajesty'sjewelsandgifts.HadKingSolomoor，withallhistreasurespiledupi，Jimulledouthiswatcheverytimehepassed，justtoseehimpluckathisbeardfromenvy.
Sonoos;sbeautifulhairfellabandshininglikeacascadeofbrowreachedbelowherkneeaselfalmostagarmeheupagainnervouslyandquiceshefalteredforamioodstillwhileatearortwosplashedonthewor.
&heroldbrowheroldbrohirlofskirtsandwiththebrilliaillinhereyes，sheflutteredoutthedooranddowothestreet.
&oppedthesig;Mine.SofroodsofAllKinds."OupDellaran，aedherself，pantioowhite，chilly，hardlylookedthe"Sofro;"Willyoubuymyhair?"askedDella.
"Ibuyhair，"saidMadame."Takeyehatoffa'shaveasightatthelooksofit."
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"Twentydollars，"saidMadame，liftihaprad.
"Giveittomequick，"saidDella.
Oh，awohourstrippedbys.Fetthehashedmetaphor.ShewasransagthestoresforJim'spresent.
&atlast.ItsurelyhadbeenmadeforJimaherewasinaores，aurnedallofthemilatinumfobsimpleanddesign，pritsvaluebysubstabymeretrientation-asallgoodthingsshoulddo.ItwasevenworthyofTheWatasshesawitshekmustbeJim's.ItwaslikehiQuietnessahedesappliedtoboth.Twenty-onedollarstheytookfromherforit，andshehurriedhomewiththe87ts.WiththathiswatchJimmightbeproperlyanxiousaboutthetimeinanypany.Grachwas，hesometimeslookedatitontheslyonatoftheoldleatherstrapthatheusedinplaceofa.
WhenDellareaeherintoxigavewayalittletoprudendreasohergironsahegasatheravagesmadebygeyaddedtolove.Whichisalwaysatremendoustask，dearfriends-amammothtask.
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