礼物 英文

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令狐采学创作

麦琪的礼物英文版TheGiftoftheMagi

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tycentsofitwas

ssavedoneandtwoatatimebybulldozingthegrocer

andthevegetablemanandthebutcheruntilone'scheeksburnedwith

next

daywouldbeChristmas.

Therewasclearlynothingtodobutflopdownontheshabbylittlecouch

nstigatesthemoralreflectionthatlife

ismadeupofsobs,sniffles,andsmiles,withsnifflespredominating.

Whilethemistressofthehomeisgraduallysubsidingfromthefirststage

tothecond,shedflatat$

didnotexactlybeggardescription,butitcertainlyhadthatwordonthe

lookoutforthemendicancysquad.

Inthevestibulebelowwasaletter-boxintowhichnoletterwouldgo,

andanelectricbuttonfromwhichnomortalfingercouldcoaxaring.

Alsoappertainingthereuntowasacardbearingthename"

DillinghamYoung."

The"Dillingham"hadbeenflungtothebreezeduringaformerperiod

ofprosperitywhenitsposssorwasbeingpaid$,

whentheincomewasshrunkto$20,though,theywerethinking

never

illinghamYoungcamehomeandreachedhisflatabovehe

wascalled"Jim"illinghamYoung,

sallverygood.

Dellafinishedhercryandattendedtohercheekswiththepowderrag.

Shestoodbythewindowandlookedoutdullyatagraycatwalkinga

owwouldbeChristmasDay,and

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shehadonly$beensaving

everypennyshecouldformonths,dollarsa

weekdoesn'eshadbeengreaterthanshehadcalculated.

$

happyhourshehadspentplanningforsomethingniceforhim.

Somethingfineandrareandsterling--somethingjustalittlebitnearto

beingworthyofthehonorofbeingownedbyJim.

syou

haveenapierglassinan$hinandveryagilepersonmay,

byobrvinghisreflectioninarapidquenceoflongitudinalstrips,

,beingslender,had

masteredtheart.

eyeswereshiningbrilliantly,butherfacehadlostitscolorwithintwenty

yshepulleddownherhairandletitfalltoitsfulllength.

Now,thereweretwoposssionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsin

Jim'sgoldwatchthathad

beenhisfather'sandhisgrandfather'erwasDella'

thequeenofShebalivedintheflatacrosstheairshaft,Dellawouldhave

letherhairhangoutthewindowsomedaytodryjusttodepreciateHer

Majesty'gSolomonbeenthejanitor,withall

histreasurespiledupinthebament,Jimwouldhavepulledouthis

watcheverytimehepasd,justtoehimpluckathisbeardfromenvy.

SonowDella'sbeautifulhairfellaboutherripplingandshininglikea

hedbelowherkneeandmadeitlf

nshediditupagainnervouslyand

efalteredforaminuteandstoodstillwhileatearortwo

splashedonthewornredcarpet.

Onwentheroldbrownjacket;hirl

ofskirtsandwiththebrilliantsparklestillinhereyes,sheflutteredout

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thedooranddownthestairstothestreet.

Whereshestoppedthesignread:"odsofAll

Kinds."OneflightupDellaran,andcollectedherlf,,

large,toowhite,chilly,hardlylookedthe"Sofronie."

"Willyoubuymyhair?"askedDella.

"Ibuyhair,"saidMadame."Takeyerhatoffandlet'shaveasightatthe

looksofit."

Downrippledthebrowncascade.

"Twentydollars,"saidMadame,liftingthemasswithapractidhand.

"Giveittomequick,"saidDella.

Oh,thehashed

ransackingthestoresforJim'sprent.

lyhadbeenmadeforJimandnooneel.

Therewasnootherlikeitinanyofthestores,andshehadturnedallof

platinumfobchainsimpleandchasteindesign,

properlyproclaimingitsvaluebysubstancealoneandnotby

ven

asshesawitsheknewthatitmustbe

Jim'essandvalue--thedescriptionappliedto

-onedollarstheytookfromherforit,andshehurried

atchainonhiswatchJimmightbe

sthewatch

was,hesometimeslookedatitontheslyonaccountoftheoldleather

strapthatheudinplaceofachain.

WhenDellareachedhomeherintoxicationgavewayalittletoprudence

outhercurlingironsandlightedthegasandwentto

s

alwaysatremendoustask,dearfriends--amammothtask.

Withinfortyminutesherheadwascoveredwithtiny,clo-lyingcurls

kedat

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herreflectioninthemirrorlong,carefully,andcritically.

"IfJimdoesn'tkillme,"shesaidtoherlf,"beforehetakesacond

lookatme,he't

couldIdo--oh!whatcouldIdowithadollarandeighty-vencents?"

At7o'clockthecoffeewasmadeandthefrying-panwasonthebackof

thestovehotandreadytocookthechops.

oubledthefobchaininherhandandsaton

e

heardhissteponthestairawaydownonthefirstflight,andsheturned

ahabitofsayingalittlesilentprayer

aboutthesimplesteverydaythings,andnowshewhispered:"PleaGod,

makehimthinkIamstillpretty."

edthinand

llow,hewasonlytwenty-two--andtobeburdened

withafamily!Heneededanewovercoatandhewaswithoutgloves.

Jimstoppedinsidethedoor,asimmovableasatteratthescentof

swerefixeduponDella,andtherewasanexpressionin

themthatshecouldnotread,otanger,nor

surpri,nordisapproval,norhorror,noranyofthentimentsthatshe

lystaredatherfixedlywiththatpeculiar

expressiononhisface.

Dellawriggledoffthetableandwentforhim.

"Jim,darling,"shecried,"don'haircut

offandsoldbecauIcouldn'thavelivedthroughChristmaswithout

'llgrowoutagain--youwon'tmind,willyou?Ijust

`MerryChristmas!'Jim,and

let''tknowwhatanice--whatabeautiful,nicegift

I'vegotforyou."

"You'vecutoffyourhair?"askedJim,laboriously,asifhehadnot

arrivedatthatpatentfactyetevenafterthehardestmentallabor.

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"Cutitoffandsoldit,"saidDella."Don'tyoulikemejustaswell,

anyhow?I'mmewithoutmyhair,ain'tI?"

Jimlookedabouttheroomcuriously.

"Yousayyourhairisgone?"hesaid,withanairalmostofidiocy.

"Youneedn'tlookforit,"saidDella."It'ssold,Itellyou--soldandgone,

'sChristmasEve,tome,

thehairsofmyheadwerenumbered,"shewentonwithsuddenrious

sweetness,"putthe

chopson,Jim?"

ldedhisDella.

Fortencondsletusregardwithdiscreetscrutinysomeinconquential

ollarsaweekoramillionayear--

whatisthedifference?Amathematicianorawitwouldgiveyouthe

ibroughtvaluablegifts,butthatwasnotamong

rkasrtionwillbeilluminatedlateron.

Jimdrewapackagefromhisovercoatpocketandthrewituponthetable.

"Don'tmakeanymistake,Dell,"hesaid,"'tthinkthere's

anythinginthewayofahaircutorashaveorashampoothatcould

ou'llunwrapthatpackageyoumay

ewhyyouhadmegoingawhileatfirst."

nan

ecstaticscreamofjoy;andthen,alas!aquickfemininechangeto

hystericaltearsandwails,necessitatingtheimmediateemploymentofall

thecomfortingpowersofthelordoftheflat.

FortherelayTheCombs--thetofcombs,sideandback,thatDella

fulcombs,pure

tortoishell,withjewelledrims--justtheshadetowearinthebeautiful

reexpensivecombs,sheknew,andherhearthad

simplycravedandyearnedoverthemwithouttheleasthopeof

,theywerehers,butthetressthatshouldhave

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adornedthecovetedadornmentsweregone.

Butshehuggedthemtoherbosom,andatlengthshewasabletolook

upwithdimeyesandasmileandsay:"Myhairgrowssofast,Jim!"

AndthenDellaleapeduplikealittlesingedcatandcried,"Oh,oh!"

ditouttohimeagerly

lpreciousmetalemedtoflashwitha

reflectionofherbrightandardentspirit.

"Isn'titadandy,Jim?'llhaveto

toehowitlooksonit."

Insteadofobeying,Jimtumbleddownonthecouchandputhishands

underthebackofhisheadandsmiled.

"Dell,"saidhe,"let'sputourChristmasprentsawayandkeep'ema

'hewatchtogetthe

suppoyouputthechopson."

Themagi,asyouknow,werewimen--wonderfullywimen--who

ventedtheartofgiving

i,theirgiftswerenodoubtwiones,

hereIhavelamelyrelatedtoyoutheuneventfulchronicleoftwofoolish

childreninaflatwhomostunwilysacrificedforeachotherthegreatest

lastwordtothewiofthedaysletit

ho

giveandreceivegifts,heretheyarewist.

Theyarethemagi.

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一个美元和八十七美分。这是所有。六十美分的硬币。便士保存

一个和两个由推杂货店和蔬菜的人肉，直到脸颊刻录的沉默的归

责的吝啬，如一次关闭隐含的处理。三倍德拉计算它。一个美元

和八十七美分。第二天将是圣诞节。

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显然没有别的办法，但在破旧的小沙发上翻倒，嚎叫。德拉了

它。其中鼓动人生由呜咽、抽泣和微笑，其中抽泣的道德反思。

虽然家的女主人正在逐渐平息从第一阶段到第二个，看看家。A

提供单位在每周8元。它不完全是乞丐说明，但它肯定了乞讨队

注意这个词。

在下面的前庭是到那里去不信，信箱和从中没有凡人的手指能哄

环电动按钮。Appertaining以也是一张卡片，轴承的名称"先生詹

姆斯·迪林厄姆年轻"。

迪林厄姆"已被甩到微风繁荣期前时其占有正在支付每周30元。

现在，当收入缩小至20元，不过，他们想认真温和和谦逊的D.

承包但每当詹姆斯·迪林厄姆杨先生来了家庭和达到他上面他

的单位是"吉姆和大大拥抱的太太詹姆斯·迪林厄姆年轻，已经

给你介绍作为德拉。这是都很好。

德拉完她哭了，并参加了以她的双颊，用粉抹布。她站在窗边，

呆呆看灰色的猫，走在灰色的后院的灰色的篱笆。明天将是圣诞

节，和她只是用来买一件礼物的吉姆1.87亿美元。她已被保存每

一分钱，她可以为几个月，这一结果。一周不走远了二十美元。

费用已经超过她已经计算。他们总是有。只有元买一件礼物吉姆

1.87。她的吉姆。许多欢乐时光她度过他规划好的东西。一些精

细和珍稀英镑——东西只是一点点不久要名副其实的所拥有的

吉姆。

房间的窗户之间有一墩杯。也许你见过pierglass中平8元。一个

很薄很敏捷的人可通过观察他以快速的顺序的纵向带的反射，索

取的他看起来相当准确的概念。德拉，正在细长，已掌握了艺

术。

突然她一块儿从窗口，站在面前的玻璃。她的眼睛灿烂，但她的

脸上失去了它的颜色在20秒内。迅速她拆掉她的头发，让它掉

其完整的长度。

现在，有两种财产的詹姆斯·迪林厄姆果冻，他们都变成了强

大的骄傲。一是有了他的父亲和祖父的吉姆的金表。另一次是德

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拉的头发。女王已在该单位住整个风井，德拉会让她的头发干只

是为了贬值女皇陛下珠宝和礼品挂窗外某一天。所罗门王已经看

门人，堆积在地下室的所有财宝，吉姆会有拔出他的手表每次他

所传递的只是为了看看他在从羡慕他胡子采摘。

所以现在德拉的美丽的头发掉有关她的涟漪和闪光像梯级的棕色

的水域。它达到了她的膝盖下面，并为她做本身几乎服装。然后

她又又紧张，并且很快。一次她踌躇了一分钟，站在动，一滴眼

泪，或两个溅在破旧的红地毯上。

去她旧的棕色夹克；去她旧的棕色帽子。一片混乱的裙子和辉煌

的光芒仍在她的眼中，她拍打着出了门，继续下楼到街上。

她停止读取该标志的位置："跨国公司。绍夫罗涅。各类发制

品。"德拉了一个飞行跑，并收集自己，气喘吁吁。夫人，大，

太白，寒冷，没有看到"索夫罗涅"。

"你会买我的头发吗？"问德拉。

我买了头发，"说夫人。脱下帽子啊，并让我们看到，在看到这

种情景。

下皱的棕色的级联。

二十元，说夫人，提升大众一起实行的手。

"给我快，"说德拉。

哦，和接下来的两个小时的玫瑰色的翅膀上绊倒。忘了哈希的隐

喻。吉姆的礼物，她被掠商店。

她终于找到了它。它肯定了吉姆和没有其他人。有没有其他像它

在任何存储区中，和她打开所有人都翻过来。它是简单的白金

fob链和贞洁的设计，正确地宣布其值由单独的物质而不是惯有

的华而不实的装饰——为所有的好东西应该做的。这也是值得

的手表。当她看到它她知道它必须是吉姆的。他就是这样。安静

和价值--两者的描述。21美元他们抢走她，与她急忙赶回家与87

美分。他的手表上链吉姆或许是正确担心任何公司的时间。这块

表是高贵，他有时看着它偷偷的旧皮表带，他用链的位置。

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德拉到家时她中毒了一点谨慎和原因。她拿出她的冰壶电熨斗照

明的气体，并可在上班修复由添加到爱的慷慨的蹂躏。这一直是

巨大的任务，亲爱的朋友——一项艰巨的任务。

四十分钟内微小、关闭躺的卷发，使她看上去非常像逃学的小学

生满了她的头。她看着她长，镜子的反射仔细，与批判的不同而

不同。

"如果吉姆不会杀了我，"她说到自己，"他第二次看了看我之前,

他会说我看上去像康尼岛合唱的女孩。但我能怎么办——哦！

怎样用美元和美分八十七？"

7点钟，咖啡已经煮平底锅，背面的热和准备煎肉排的炉子。

吉姆从不迟到。德拉她的手里加倍fob链，然后坐在他始终输入

的那扇门附近的桌子角上。然后她听到他的脚步在楼梯上走下来

首次飞行，和她一会儿就变白。她说的最简单的生活用品，有点

默祷的习惯，现在她低声说：请神，使他觉得我还是很漂亮。

门开了，吉姆走进来，并关闭它。他看上去瘦，非常严重。可怜

的家伙，他是只有22个——和可负担的家庭！他需要一件新

的大衣，他没有手套。

吉姆停止内门，为不动产作为二传手在鹌鹑的香味。他的眼睛盯

着德拉，并有的表达式中，她看不到，他们害怕她。它不是愤

怒，也不惊讶的是，也不反对，也不恐惧，不任何感情，她已在

准备。他只被盯着她固定与这种特殊的表达他的脸上。

德拉把桌子间，走到他身边。

"吉姆，亲爱的"她哭了，"别看我这种方式。我有我的头发，切断

和出售，因为我不能有过圣诞节不送你一件礼物。它会变出再次

——你不会介意，好吗？刚做这件事。我的头发长得太快。说'

圣诞快乐！吉姆，并让我们感到高兴。你不知道什么好--我有你

的什么漂亮、好礼品。"

"你切断了你的头发？"问吉姆，吃力，因为如果他不到在该专利

的事实，但即使是最严重的智力劳动。

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德拉说：把它砍下来卖了。"你不喜欢我一样，不管怎么说吗？

我是我没有我的头发，不是我呢？"

吉姆好奇地打量了房间。

你说你的头发是走了吗？他说，与空气几乎的白痴。

你用不着看，说德拉。"它被卖的我告诉你——卖，都没有了。

在圣诞前夜，孩子。因为它去你会给我，好。也许我的头上的头

发被编号，"她跟突发严重的甜蜜，但没人能过数我对你的爱。

要我给排骨，吉姆吗？"

他恍惚的吉姆似乎快吵醒。他enfolded他德拉。10秒钟让我们

视，审慎审议一些无关紧要的对象在另一个方向。八块钱一周或

一百万年——的区别是什么？一位数学家或智慧会给你错误的

答案。麦琪带来宝贵的礼物，但这不是他们当中。这种黑暗的说

法会稍后会亮起。

吉姆从他的大衣口袋里掏出一包，并把它扔到桌子上。

不要让任何错误，戴尔，他说，有关我。我不认为有什么发型或

刮或洗发水，能让我像我的女孩少一点的方式。但如果你会解开

这个软件包，您可能会看到你为什么让我去他起初的一段时间。

白色的手指和灵活撕烂了的字符串和纸。然后狂喜的尖叫声的喜

悦；及然后，唉！快速的女性变化，歇斯底里的眼泪和哭叫

声，天文台须立即就业的单位的耶和华安慰的一切权力。

因为梳——的梳子、侧面和德拉曾拜长在百老汇的窗口中的那

一组躺在那里。美丽的梳子，纯龟壳，用链子轮辋—只穿消失

秀发在阴凉处。他们是昂贵的梳子，她知道，和她的心了只渴望

并不拥有最不希望他们渴望。现在，他们是她的但应该有装饰令

人垂涎的修饰的芬芳不见了。

但她把他们搂在怀里，她终于能够查找暗淡的眼睛，一笑，说：

"我的头发这么快，增长吉姆！"

然后德拉跳起来好像有点被烫的小猫，喊道："哦，哦！"

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令狐采学创作

吉姆还没有看到他漂亮的礼物。她伸出它向他急切地对她开放的

棕榈。单调的贵重金属似乎闪存用反射的她明亮和热情洋溢的精

神。

"不是花花公子，吉姆吗？我寻思着在城里找到它。你得看看一

天上百次现在的时间。给我你的手表。我想查看其外观上。"

服从，而不是吉姆在沙发上跌，他把手放在他的后脑勺，笑了。

"戴尔，"他说，"让我们把我们的圣诞礼物和他们保持一段时间。

他们使用目前只是太好看了。我将这笔钱去买你的梳子錶卖了。

现在假设你穿上的印章。

麦琪，如你所知，是聪明的人——精彩智者——带来的礼物

给宝贝在马槽里。他们发明了圣诞送礼的艺术。有智慧，他们的

礼物无疑是明智的可能轴承交流的情况下重复的特权。与在这里

我有跛行你平静年谱一单位内的两个傻孩子，最智为彼此地牺牲

了他们的房子最大的财富。但在最后一句，智慧的这些天让它说

的是送的礼物，这两个是最明智。所有给予和接受礼物的人，如

他们的聪明。到处都聪明。麦琪是他们。

结束

麦琪的礼物英文版TheGiftoftheMagiOnedollarandeighty-ven

ssaved

oneandtwoatatimebybulldozingthegrocerandthevegetableman

andthebutcheruntilone'scheeksburnedwiththesilentimputationof

imesDellacountedit.

nextdaywouldbeChristmas.

Therewasclearlynothingtodobutflopdownontheshabbylittlecouch

nstigatesthemoralreflectionthatlife

ismadeupofsobs,sniffles,andsmiles,withsnifflespredominating.

Whilethemistressofthehomeisgraduallysubsidingfromthefirststage

tothecond,shedflatat$

didnotexactlybeggardescription,butitcertainlyhadthatwordonthe

estibulebelowwasaletter-

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boxintowhichnoletterwouldgo,andanelectricbuttonfromwhichno

pertainingthereuntowasacard

bearingthename"illinghamYoung."The"Dillingham"had

beenflungtothebreezeduringaformerperiodofprosperitywhenits

posssorwasbeingpaid$,whentheincomewas

shrunkto$20,though,theywerethinkingriouslyofcontractingtoa

illinghamYoung

camehomeandreachedhisflatabovehewascalled"Jim"andgreatly

illinghamYoung,alreadyintroducedtoyouas

inishedhercryandattendedtoher

odbythewindowandlookedout

ow

wouldbeChristmasDay,andshehadonly$1.87withwhichtobuyJim

beensavingeverypennyshecouldformonths,with

dollarsaweekdoesn'eshadbeen

$1.87tobuya

appyhourshehadspentplanningfor

ingfineandrareandsterling--something

justalittlebitneartobeingworthyofthehonorofbeingownedbyJim.

syou

haveenapierglassinan$hinandveryagilepersonmay,

byobrvinghisreflectioninarapidquenceoflongitudinalstrips,

,beingslender,had

lyshewhirledfromthewindowandstood

swereshiningbrilliantly,butherfacehadlostits

yshepulleddownherhairandletit

,thereweretwoposssionsoftheJames

Jim'sgoldwatchthathadbeenhisfather'sandhisgrandfather'

otherwasDella'queenofShebalivedintheflatacrossthe

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airshaft,Dellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewindowsomedayto

dryjusttodepreciateHerMajesty'gSolomon

beenthejanitor,withallhistreasurespiledupinthebament,Jim

wouldhavepulledouthiswatcheverytimehepasd,justtoehim

ella'sbeautifulhairfellabouther

hedbelowher

nshediditup

efalteredforaminuteandstood

her

oldbrownjacket;hirlofskirtsand

withthebrilliantsparklestillinhereyes,sheflutteredoutthedoorand

hestoppedthesignread:"Mne.

odsofAllKinds."OneflightupDellaran,and

collectedherlf,,large,toowhite,chilly,hardlylooked

the"Sofronie.""Willyoubuymyhair?"askedDella."Ibuyhair,"said

Madame."Takeyerhatoffandlet'shaveasightatthelooksofit."

Downrippledthebrowncascade."Twentydollars,"saidMadame,lifting

themasswithapractidhand."Giveittomequick,",

thehashed

ransackingthestoresforJim'ndit

asno

otherlikeitinanyofthestores,andshehadturnedalloftheminside

platinumfobchainsimpleandchasteindesign,properly

proclaimingitsvaluebysubstancealoneandnotbymeretricious

venworthyofThe

asshesawitsheknewthatitmustbeJim'ike

-one

dollarstheytookfromherforit,andshehurriedhomewiththe87cents.

WiththatchainonhiswatchJimmightbeproperlyanxiousaboutthe

sthewatchwas,hesometimeslookedatit

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ontheslyonaccountoftheoldleatherstrapthatheudinplaceofa

llareachedhomeherintoxicationgavewayalittleto

outhercurlingironsandlightedthegas

andwenttoworkrepairingtheravagesmadebygenerosityaddedtolove.

Whichisalwaysatremendoustask,dearfriends--amammothtask.

Withinfortyminutesherheadwascoveredwithtiny,clo-lyingcurls

kedat

herreflectioninthemirrorlong,carefully,andcritically."IfJimdoesn't

killme,"shesaidtoherlf,"beforehetakesacondlookatme,he'll

tcouldIdo--oh!what

couldIdowithadollarandeighty-vencents?"At7o'clockthecoffee

wasmadeandthefrying-panwasonthebackofthestovehotandready

oubledthefobchaininher

handandsatonthecornerofthetablenearthedoorthathealways

eheardhissteponthestairawaydownonthefirst

flight,ahabitofsaying

alittlesilentprayeraboutthesimplesteverydaythings,andnowshe

whispered:"PleaGod,makehimthinkIamstillpretty."Thedoor

edthinandveryrious.

Poorfellow,hewasonlytwenty-two--andtobeburdenedwithafamily!

pped

insidethedoor,s

werefixeduponDella,andtherewasanexpressioninthemthatshe

couldnotread,otanger,norsurpri,nor

disapproval,norhorror,noranyofthentimentsthatshehadbeen

lystaredatherfixedlywiththatpeculiar

riggledoffthetableandwentforhim.

"Jim,darling,"shecried,"don'haircut

offandsoldbecauIcouldn'thavelivedthroughChristmaswithout

'llgrowoutagain--youwon'tmind,willyou?Ijust

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`MerryChristmas!'Jim,and

let''tknowwhatanice--whatabeautiful,nicegift

I'vegotforyou.""You'vecutoffyourhair?"askedJim,laboriously,asif

hehadnotarrivedatthatpatentfactyetevenafterthehardestmental

labor."Cutitoffandsoldit,"saidDella."Don'tyoulikemejustaswell,

anyhow?I'mmewithoutmyhair,ain'tI?"Jimlookedabouttheroom

curiously."Yousayyourhairisgone?"hesaid,withanairalmostof

idiocy."Youneedn'tlookforit,"saidDella."It'ssold,Itellyou--sold

andgone,'sChristmasEve,tome,foritwentfor

hehairsofmyheadwerenumbered,"shewentonwith

suddenrioussweetness,"butnobodycouldevercountmyloveforyou.

ShallIputthechopson,Jim?"OutofhistranceJimemedquicklyto

condsletusregardwithdiscreet

ollars

aweekoramillionayear--whatisthedifference?Amathematicianora

ibroughtvaluablegifts,

rkasrtionwillbeilluminated

wapackagefromhisovercoatpocketandthrewitupon

thetable."Don'tmakeanymistake,Dell,"hesaid,"'t

thinkthere'sanythinginthewayofahaircutorashaveorashampoo

ou'llunwrapthat

packageyoumayewhyyouhadmegoingawhileatfirst."White

nanecstatic

screamofjoy;andthen,alas!aquickfemininechangetohystericaltears

andwails,necessitatingtheimmediateemploymentofallthecomforting

relayTheCombs--thetof

combs,sideandback,thatDellahadworshippedlonginaBroadway

fulcombs,puretortoishell,withjewelledrims--justthe

reexpensivecombs,

sheknew,andherhearthadsimplycravedandyearnedoverthem

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,theywerehers,butthe

shehuggedthemtoherbosom,andatlengthshewasabletolookup

withdimeyesandasmileandsay:"Myhairgrowssofast,Jim!"And

thenDellaleapeduplikealittlesingedcatandcried,"Oh,oh!"Jimhad

ditouttohimeagerlyupon

lpreciousmetalemedtoflashwithareflection

ofherbrightandardentspirit."Isn'titadandy,Jim?Ihuntedallover

'llhavetolookatthetimeahundredtimesaday

oehowitlooksonit."Insteadof

obeying,Jimtumbleddownonthecouchandputhishandsunderthe

backofhisheadandsmiled."Dell,"saidhe,"let'sputourChristmas

prentsawayandkeep''retoonicetoujustat

suppoyouputthechopson."Themagi,asyouknow,werewimen--

wonderfullywimen--whobroughtgiftstotheBabeinthemanger.

i,their

giftswerenodoubtwiones,possiblybearingtheprivilegeofexchange

eIhavelamelyrelatedtoyouthe

uneventfulchronicleoftwofoolishchildreninaflatwhomostunwily

lastwordtothewiofthedaysletitbesaidthatofallwhogivegifts

hogiveandreceivegifts,suchasthey