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Withinfortyminutesherheadwascoveredwithtiny，gcurlsthatmadeherlookwonderfullylikeatruantschoolboy.Shelookedatherreflethemirr，carefully，andcritically.
"IfJimdoesn'tkillme，"shesaidtoherself，"beforehetakesasee，he'llsayIlooklikeaeyIslandchirl.ButwhatcouldIdo-oh!WhatcouldIdowithadhty-seve;
At7o'clockthecoffeewasmadeandthefrying-panwasonthebackofthestovehotaocookthechops.
Jimwase.Delladoubledthefobherhandandsatontheerofthetablehathealwaysehensheheardhisstepoairawaydowflight，auramoment.Shehadahabitflittlesilehesimplesteverydaythings，andnowshewhispered:"PleaseGod，makehimthinkIamstillpretty."ThedooropenedandJimsteppedina.Helookedthinandveryserious.Poorfellow，hewasowo-andtobeburdehafamily!Heneededaahoutgloves.
Jimstoppedihedoor，asimmovableasasetteratthestofquail.Hiseyeswerefixedupohereressiosheotread，anditterrifiedher.Itwasnotanger，norsurprise，nordisapproval，norhorror，noraimentsthatshehadbeenpreparedfor.Hesimplystaredatherfixedlyeculiarexpressiononhisface.
Dellawriggledoffthetableaforhi
&qu，"shep;apos;tlookatmethatway.Ihadmyhairdsolditbep;apos;thavelivedthroughChristmaswithoutgivingyouapresent.It&apain-youos;tmind，willyou?Ijusthadtodoit.Myhairgrowsawfullyfast.Say'MerryChristmas!'Jim，a'sbehappy.Youdon'tknowwhataabeautiful，I'vegotforyou."
"You'vecutoffyourhair?"askedJim，laboriously，asifhehadpateevehehardestmentallabor.
"Cutitoffandsoldit，"saidDella."Don'tyoulikemejustaswell，anyhoos;mmewithoutmyhair，ain'tI?"
Jimlookedabouttheroomcuriously.
"Yousayyo;hesaid，withanairalmostofidiocy.
"Youneedn'tlookforit，"saidDella."It'ssold，Itellyou-solda'sChristmasEve，boy.Begoodtome，foritwentforyou.Maybethehairsofmyheadwere;shewentonwithsuddenserioussweet;butnobodycouldeveryloveforyou.ShallIputthe?"
OutofhistranceJimseemedquicklytowake.HeenfoldedhisDella.Forteusregardwithdiscreetseiialobjetheotherdire.Eightdollarsaweekoramillioisthedifferehematiorawitwouldgiveyahemagibroughtvaluablegifts，butthatwasnotamohisdarkassertionwillbeillumieron.
Jimdreahisovercoatpodthrewitupoable.
"Don'tmakeanymistake，Dell，"hesaid，"aboutme.Idon'tthinkthere'sanythinginthewayofahaircutorashaveorashampoothatakemelikemygirlaifyou'llunaayseewhyyouhadmegoi."
Whitefingersathestringaheicscreamofjoy;andthen，alas!aquiegetohystericaltearsandwails，ieemploymentofallthefpowersofthelordoftheflat.
FortherelayThebs-thesetofbs，sideandback，thatDellahadworshippedfinaBroad.Beautifulbs，puretortoiseshell，withjewelledrims-justtheshadetoweariifulvaheywereexpensivebs，shekhadsimplydyearhemwithouttheleasthopeofpossession.Andnow，theywerehers，butthetressesthatshouldhaveadoredadorsweregone.
Butshehuggedthemtoherbosom，ahshewasabletolookupwithdimeyesandasmileandsay:&qurowssofast，Jim!"
AndthenDellaleapeduplikealittlesia;Oh，oh!"
Jimhadseeifulpresetohimeagerlyupohedullpreetalseemedtoflashwithareflehta.
"Isn'titadandy，Jim?Ihuntedallovertowntofindit.You'llhavetolookatthetimeahuimesadaynow.Givemeyourwatttoseehowitlooksonit."
Insteadofobeying，Jimtumbleddownonthedputhishahebackofhisheadandsmiled.
"Dell，"saidhe，"let'sputourChristmaspresentsa'emawhile.They'retooousejustatpresent.Isoldthewatchtogetthemoobuyyourbs.Andnowsupposeyouputthe."
Themagi，asyouknoonderfullywisemen-whiftstotheBabeiheyiofgivingChristmaspresents.Beiheirgiftswerenodoubtwiseones，possiblybearingtheprivilegeofexcaseofduplidhereIhavelamelyrelatedtoyoutheufulicleoftwofoolishinaflatwhomostunwiselysacrificedforeachreatesttreasuresoftheirhouse.Butinalastwordtothewiseofthesedaysletitbesaidthatofallwhogivegiftsthesetisest.Ofallwhogiveas，suchastheyarewisest.Everywheretheyarewisest.Theyarethemagi.
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