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- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
So now Della's beautiful hair fell about her, shining like a brown waterfall. It reached below her knees and made itself almost like a covering for her.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
And then quickly she put it up again. She stood still while a few tears fell on the floor.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
She put on her coat and her old brown hat. With a quick motion and brightness still in her eyes, she danced out the door and down the street.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Where she stopped the sign read: "Madame Sofronie. Hair Goods of All Kinds."
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Della ran up the steps to the shop, out of breath. "Will you buy my hair?"
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
asked Della. "I buy hair," said Madame.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"Take your hat off and let us have a look at it." Down came the beautiful brown waterfall of hair.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"Twenty dollars," said Madame, lifting the hair with an experienced hand.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
"Give it to me quick," said Della.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
The next two hours went by as if they had wings. Della looked in all the stores to choose a gift for Jim.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
She found it at last. It surely had been made for Jim and no one else.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
It was perfect for Jim's gold watch. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be for him.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
It was like him. Quiet and with great value.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
She gave the shopkeeper twenty-one dollars and she hurried home with the eighty-seven cents that was left. When Della arrived home she began to repair what was left of her hair.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
The hair had been ruined by her love and her desire to give a special gift. Repairing the damage was a very big job.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny round curls of hair that made her look wonderfully like a schoolboy.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
She looked at herself in the glass mirror long and carefully. "If Jim does not kill me before he takes a second look at me," she said to herself, "he'll say I look like a song gir…
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
But what could I do--oh! what could I do with a dollar and eighty-seven cents?"
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
At seven o'clock that night the coffee was made and the pan on the back of the stove was hot and ready to cook the meat. Jim was never late coming home from work.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Della held the silver chain in her hand and sat near the door. Then she heard his step and she turned white for just a minute.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
She had a way of saying a little silent prayer about the simplest everyday things, and now she whispered: "Please God,
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
make him think I am still pretty." The door opened and Jim stepped in.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
He looked thin and very serious. Poor man, he was only twenty-two and he had to care for a wife.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
He needed a new coat and gloves to keep his hands warm. Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a dog smelling a bird.
- Public domaingeneral-american
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
His eyes were fixed upon Della. There was an expression in them that she could not read, and it frightened her.
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