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THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
by O. Henry
by O. Henry
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of
it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the
it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the
grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until ones cheeks burned
grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until ones cheeks burned
with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
Three
Three
times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty- seven cents. And the
times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty- seven cents. And the
next day would be Christmas.
next day would be Christmas.
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little
couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection
couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection
that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles
that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles
predominating. While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding
predominating. While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding
from the first stage to the second, take a look at the home. A furnished
from the first stage to the second, take a look at the home. A furnished
flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly beggar description, but it
flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly beggar description, but it
certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.
certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.
In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would
In the vestibule below w
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