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- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
It was not anger, nor surprise, nor fear, nor any of the feelings that she had been prepared for.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
He simply looked at her with a strange expression on his face. Della went to him.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"Jim, my love," she cried, "do not look at me that way. I had my hair cut and sold because I could not have lived through Christmas without giving you a gift.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
My hair will grow out again. I just had to do it.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
My hair grows very fast. Say 'Merry Christmas!'
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Jim, and let us be happy. You do not know what a nice-- what a beautiful, nice gift I have for you."
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"You have cut off your hair?" asked Jim, slowly, as if he had not accepted the information even after his mind worked very hard.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"Cut it off and sold it," said Della. "Do you not like me just as well?
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
I am the same person without my hair, right? Jim looked about the room as if he were looking for something.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"You say your hair is gone?" he asked.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"You need not look for it," said Della. "It is sold, I tell you--sold and gone, too.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
It is Christmas Eve, boy. Be good to me, for it was cut for you.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Maybe the hairs of my head were numbered," she went on with sudden serious sweetness, "but nobody could ever count my love for you.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Shall I put the meat on, Jim?" Jim seemed to awaken quickly and put his arms around Della.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Then he took a package from his coat and threw it on the table. "Do not make any mistake about me, Dell," he said.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"I do not think there is any haircut that could make me like my girl any less. But if you will open that package you may see why you had me frightened at first."
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
White fingers quickly tore at the string and paper. There was a scream of joy; and then, alas!
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
a change to tears and cries, requiring the man of the house to use all his skill to calm his wife.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
For there were the combs -- the special set of objects to hold her hair that Della had wanted ever since she saw them in a shop
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Beautiful combs, made of shells, with jewels at the edge --just the color to wear in the beautiful hair that was no longer hers.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
They cost a lot of money, she knew, and her heart had wanted them without ever hoping to have them.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
And now, the beautiful combs were hers, but the hair that should have touched them was gone.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
But she held the combs to herself, and soon she was able to look up with a smile and say, "My hair grows so fast, Jim!"
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Then Della jumped up like a little burned cat and cried, "Oh, oh!" Jim had not yet seen his beautiful gift.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
She happily held it out to him in her open hands. The silver chain seemed so bright.
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