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[20]At7o’clockthecoffeewasmadeandthefrying-panwasonthebackofthestovehotaocookthechops.
[21]Jimwase.Delladoubledthefobherhandandsatontheerofthetablehathealwaysehensheheardhisstepoairawaydowflight，auramoment.Shehadahabitflittlesilethesimplesteverydaythings，andnowshewhispered:“PleaseGod，makehimthinkIamstillpretty.”
[22]ThedooropenedandJimsteppedina.Helookedthinandveryserious.Poorfellow，hewasowo—andtobeburdehafamily!Heneededaahoutgloves.
[23]Jimstoppedihedoor，asimmovableasasetteratthestofquail.HiseyeswerefixeduponDella，andthereressiosheotread，anditterrifiedher.Itwasnotanger，norsurprise，nordisapproval，norhorror，noraimentsthatshehadbeenpreparedfor.Hesimplystaredatherfixedlyeculiarexpressiononhisface.
[24]Dellawriggledoffthetableaforhi
[25]“Jim，darling，”
shecried，“don’tlookatmethatway.IhadmyhairdsoldbecauseI’thavelivedthroughChristmaswithoutgivingyouapresent.It’llgrowoutagain—youwon’tmind，willyou?Ijusthadtodoit.Myhairgrowsawfullyfast.Say‘MerryChristmas!’Jim，a’sbehappy.Youdon’tknowwhataabeautiful，I’vegotforyou.”
[26]“You’vecutoffyourhair?”
askedJim，laboriously，asifhehadpateevehehardestmentallabor.
[27]“Cutitoffandsoldit，”
saidDella.“Don’tyoulikemejustaswell，anyhow?I’mmewithoutmyhair，ain’tI?”
[28]Jimlookedabouttheroomcuriously.
[29]“Yousayyone?”
hesaid，withanairalmostofidiocy.
[30]“Youlookforit，”
saidDella.“It’ssold，Itellyou—solda’sChristmasEve，boy.Begoodtome，foritwentforyou.Maybethehairsofmyheadwerenumbered，”
shewentonwithsuddenserioussweetnobodycouldeveryloveforyou.ShallIputthe?”
[31]OutofhistranceJimseemedquicklytowake.HeenfoldedhisDella.Forteusregardwithdiscreetseiialobjetheotherdire.Eightdollarsaweekoramillioisthedifferehematiorawitwouldgiveyahemagibroughtvaluablegifts，butthatwasnotamohisdarkassertionwillbeillumieron.
[32]Jimdreahisovercoatpodthrewitupoable.
[33]“Doake，Dell，”
hesaid，“aboutme.Idon’tthihinginthewayofahaircutorashaveorashampoothatakemelikemygirlaifyou’llunaayseewhyyouhadmegoi.”
[34]Whitefingersathestringaheicscreamofjoy;andthen，alas!aquiegetohystericaltearsandwails，ieemploymentofallthefpowersofthelordoftheflat.
[35]FortherelayThebs—thesetofbs，sideandback，thatDellahadworshippedlonginaBroad.Beautifulbs，puretortoiseshell，withjewelledrims—justtheshadetoweariifulvaheywereexpensivebs，sheknew，ahadsimplydyearhemwithouttheleasthopeofpossession.Andnow，theywerehers，butthetressesthatshouldhaveadoredadorsweregone.
[36]Butshehuggedthemtoherbosom，ahshewasabletolookupwithdimeyesandasmileandsay:“Myhairgrowssofast，Jim!”
[37]AndthenDellaleapeduplikealittlesiandcried，“Oh，oh!”
[38]Jimhadseeifulpresetohimeagerlyupohedullpreetalseemedtoflashwithareflehta.
[39]“Isn’titadandy，Jim?Ihuntedallovertowntofindit.You’llhavetolookatthetimeahuimesadaynow.Givemeyourwatttoseehowitlooksonit.”
[40]Insteadofobeying，Jimtumbleddownonthedputhishahebackofhisheadandsmiled.
[41]“Dell，”
saidhe，“let’sputourChristmaspresentsa’emawhile.They’retooousejustatpresent.Isoldthewatchtogetthemoobuyyourbs.Andnowsupposeyouputthe.”
[42]Themagi，asyouknoisemen—wonderfullywisemen—whiftstotheBabeinthemaedtheartofgivingChristmaspresents.Beiheirgiftswerenodoubtwiseones，possiblybearingtheprivilegeofexcaseofduplidhereIhavelamelyrelatedtoyoutheufulicleoftwofoolishinaflatwhomostunwiselysacrificedforeachreatesttreasuresoftheirhouse.Butinalastwordtothewiseofthesedaysletitbesaidthatofallwhogivegiftsthesetisest.Ofallwhogiveas，suchastheyarewisest.Everywheretheyarewisest.Theyarethemagi.
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