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hty-sevewasall.Andsixtytsofitennies.Penniessavedowoatatimebybulldozingthegrodthevegetablematilone'scheeksburhesilentimputationofparsimonythatsuchclosedealihreetimesDellatedit.hty-seves.AdaywouldbeChristmas.
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$1.87tobuyapresentforJiHerJiManyahappyhourshehadspentplanningforsomethingni.SomethingfineaerlihingjustalittlebithyofthehownedbyJi
Thereier-glassbetsoftherooPerhapsyouhaveseenapier-glassinan$8fat.Averythinandveryagilepersonmay，byhisrefearapidsequengitudinalstrips，obtainafairlyacofhislooks.Della，beingslender，hadmasteredtheart.
Suddenlyshewhirledfromthewindowandstlass.Hereyeswereshiningbrilliantly，butherfacehadlostitscolorwithiyseds.Rapidlyshepulleddownherhairafalltoitsfulllength.
wopossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtookamightypride.OnewasJim'sgoldwatchthathadbeenhisfather'sandhisgrandfather's.TheotherwasDella'shair.HadtheQueenofShebalivediacrosstheairshaft，DellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewiodryjusttodepreciateHerMajesty'sjewelsandgifts.HadKingSolomoor，withallhistreasurespiledupi，Jimulledouthiswatcheverytimehepassed，justtoseehimpluckathisbeardfromenvy.
SonowDella'sbeautifulhairfellabandshininglikeacascadeofbrowreachedbelowherkneeaselfalmostagarmeheupagainnervouslyandquiceshefalteredforamioodstillwhileatearortwosplashedonthewor.
&heroldbrow;oheroldbrohirlofskirtsandwiththebrilliaillinhereyes，sheflutteredoutthedooranddowothestreet.
&oppedthesig;Mine.SofroodsofAllKinds."OupDellaran，aedherself，panting.Madame，large，toowhite，chilly，hardlylookedthe"Sofro;.
"Willyoubuymyhair?"askedDella.
"Ibuyhair，"saidMadame."Takeyourhatoffa'shaveasightatthelooksofit."
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"Twentydollars，"saidMadame，liftihaprad.
"Giveittomequick."saidDella.
Oh，awohourstrippedbys.Fetthehashedmetaphor.ShewasransagthestoresforJim'spresent.
&atlast.ItsurelyhadbeenmadeforJimaherewasinaores，aurnedallofthemilatinumfobsimpleanddesign，pritsvaluebysubstabymeretrientation—asallgoodthingsshoulddo.ItwasevenworthyofTheWatch.AssooshekmustbeJim's.ItwaslikehiQuietnessahedesappliedtoboth.Twenty-onedollarstheytookfromherforit，andshehurriedhomewiththe87ts.WiththathiswatchJimmightbeproperlyanxiousaboutthetimeinanypany.Grachwas，hesometimeslookedatitontheslyonatoftheoldleatherstrapthatheusedinplaceofa.
WhenDellareaeherintoxigavewayalittletoprudendreasohergironsahegasatheravagesmadebygeyaddedtolove.Whichisalwaysatremendoustask，dearfriends—amammothtask.
Withinfortyminutesherheadwascoveredwithtiny，gcurlsthatmadeherlookwonderfullylikeatruantschoolboy.Shelookedatherreflethemirr，carefully，andcritically.
"IfJimdoesn'tkillme，"shesaidtoherself，"beforehetakesasee，he'llsayIlooklikeaeyIslandchirl.ButwhatcouldIdo—oh!WhatcouldIdowithadhty-seve;
At7o'clockthecoffeewasmadeandthefrying-panwasonthebackofthestovehotaocookthechops.
Jimwase.Delladoubledthefobherhandandsatontheerofthetablehathealwaysehensheheardhisstepoairawaydowflight，auramoment.Shehadahabitflittlesilehesimplesteverydaythings，andnowshewhispered:"PleaseGod，makehimthinkIamstillpretty."
ThedooropenedandJimsteppedina.Helookedthinandveryserious.Poorfellow，hewasowo—andtobeburdehafamily!Heneededaahoutgloves.
Jimstoppedihedoor，asimmovableasasetteratthestofquail.HiseyeswerefixeduponDella，andthereressiosheotread，anditterrifiedher.Itwasnotanger，norsurprise，nordisapproval，norhorror，noraimentsthatshehadbeenpreparedfor.Hesimplystaredatherfixedlyeculiarexpressiononhisface.
Dellawriggledoffthetableaforhi
"Jim，darling，"shecried，"don'tlookatmethatway.IhadmyhairdsolditbecauseI'thavelivedthroughChristmaswithoutgivingyouapresent.It&#ain—youwon'tmind，willyou?Ijusthadtodoit.Myhairgrowsawfullyfast.Say'MerryChristmas!'Jim，a'sbehappy.Youdon'tknowwhataabeautiful，I'vegotforyou."
"You'vecutoffyourhair?"askedJim，laboriously，asifhehadpateevehehardestmentallabor.
"Cutitoffandsoldit，"saidDella."Don'tyoulikemejustaswell，anyhow?I'mmewithoutmyhair，ain'tI?"
Jimlookedabouttheroomcuriously.
"Yousayyo;hesaid，withanairalmostofidiocy.
"Youlookforit，"saidDella."It'ssold，Itellyou—solda'sChristmasEve，boy.Begoodtome，foritwentforyou.Maybethehairsofmyheadwere;shewentonwithsuddenserioussweet;butnobodycouldeveryloveforyou.ShallIputthe?"
OutofhistranceJimseemedquicklytowake.HeenfoldedhisDella.Forteusregardwithdiscreetseiialobjetheotherdire.Eightdollarsaweekoramillioisthedifferehematiorawitwouldgiveyahemagibroughtvaluablegifts，butthatwasnotamohisdarkassertionwillbeillumieron.
Jimdreahisovercoatpodthrewitupoable.
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