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[1]hty-sevewasall.Andsixtytsofitennies.Penniessavedowoatatimebybulldozingthegrodthevegetablematilone’scheeksburhesilentimputationofparsimonythatsuchclosedealihreetimesDellatedit.hty-seves.AdaywouldbeChristmas.
[2]Therewasothingtodobutflopdownontheshabbylittledhowl.SoDelladidit.Whistigatesthemoralreflethatlifeismadeupofsobs，sniffles，ahsnifflespredominating.
[3]Whilethemistressofthehomeisgraduallysubsidingfretothesed，takealookatthehome.Afur$8perweek.Itdidlybeggardes，butitlyhadthatwordoforthemendicysquad.Iibulebelowwasaletter-boxintowhio，atonfromwhiercouldg.Alsthereuntowasacardbearingthename“Mr.JamesDillinghamYoung.”
The“Dillingham”
hadbeenflungtothebreezeduringaformerperiodofprosperitywhenitspossessoraid$30perhentheinewasshrunkto$20，thelettersof“Dillingham”
lookedblurred，asthoughtheywerethinkingseriouslytoamodestandunassumingD.ButwheneverMr.JamesDillinghamYoungeandreachedhisflatabovehewascalled“Jim”
alyhuggedbyMrs.JamesDillinghamYouroducedtoyouasDella.Whichisallverygood.
[4]Dellafinishedherdatteohercheekswiththep.ShestoodbythewindowadullyatagreygagreyfenagreybaorrowwouldbeChristmasDay，andshehadonly$1.87withwhiapresent.Shehadbeensavingeverypennysheonths，withthisresult.Twentydollarsaweekdoesn’tgofar.Expenseshadbeehanshehadcalculated.Theyalwaysare.Only$1.87tobuyapresentforJiHerJiManyahappyhourshehadspentplanningforsomethingni.SomethingfineaerlihingjustalittlebithyofthehownedbyJi
[5]Thereier-glassbetsoftherooPerhapsyouhaveseenapier-glassinan$8flat.Averythinandveryagilepersonmay，byhisreflearapidsequengitudinalstrips，obtainafairlyacofhislooks.Della，beingslender，hadmasteredtheart.
[6]Suddenlyshewhirledfromthewindowandstlass.Hereyeswereshiningbrilliantly，butherfacehadlostitscolourwithiyseds.Rapidlyshepulleddownherhairafalltoitsfulllength.
[7]wopossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtookamightypride.OnewasJim’sgoldwatchthathadbeenhisfather’sandhisgraheotherwasDella’shair.HadtheQueenofShebalivediacrosstheairshaft，DellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewiodryjusttodepreciateHerMajesty’sjewelsandgifts.HadKingSolomoor，withallhistreasurespiledupi，Jimulledouthiswatcheverytimehepassed，justtoseehimpluckathisbeardfromenvy.
[8]SonowDella’sbeautifulhairfellabandshininglikeacascadeofbrowreachedbelowherkneeaselfalmostagarmeheupagainnervouslyandquiceshefalteredforamioodstillwhileatearortwosplashedonthewor.
[9]Oheroldbrow;oheroldbrohirlofskirtsandwiththebrilliaillinhereyes，sheflutteredoutthedooranddowothestreet.
[10]Whereshestoppedthesignread:“Mme.SofroodsofAllKiupDellaran，aedherself，panting.Madame，large，toowhite，chilly，hardlylookedthe“Sofronie”
.
[11]“Willyoubuymyhair?”
askedDella.
[12]“Ibuyhair，”
saidMadame.“Takeyerhatoffa’shaveasightatthelooksofit.”
[13]Dowhebrowydollars，”
saidMadame，liftihaprad.
[14]“Giveittomequick，”
saidDella.
[15]Oh，awohourstrippedbys.Fetthehashedmetaphor.ShewasransagthestoresforJim’spresent.
[16]Shefounditatlast.ItsurelyhadbeenmadeforJimaherewasinaores，aurnedallofthemilatinumfobsimpleanddesign，pritsvaluebysubstabymeretrientation—asallgoodthingsshoulddo.ItwasevenworthyofTheWatch.AssooshekmustbeJim’s.ItwaslikehiQuietnessahedesappliedtoboth.Twenty-onedollarstheytookfromherforit，andshehurriedhomewiththe87ts.WiththathiswatchJimmightbeproperlyanxiousaboutthetimeinanypany.Grachwas，hesometimeslookedatitontheslyonatoftheoldleatherstrapthatheusedinplaceofa.
[17]WhenDellareaeherintoxigavewayalittletoprudendreasohergironsahegasatheravagesmadebygeyaddedtolove，whichisalwaysatremendoustask，dearfriends—amammothtask.
[18]Withinfortyminutesherheadwascoveredwithtiny，gcurlsthatmadeherlookwonderfullylikeatruantschoolboy.Shelookedatherreflethemirr，carefully，andcritically.
[19]“IfJimdoesn’tkillme，”
shesaidtoherself，“beforehetakesasee，he’llsayIlooklikeaeyIslandchirl.ButwhatcouldIdo—oh!whatcouldIdowithadhty-seves?”
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