The gift of magi 英文缩写

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Della and James "Jim" Dillingham Young love each other. They are the modern day version of star struck lovers- they are terribly young, and not very rich. Yet, they have two things which they proudly display like a king displays his diamonds- Della's long, shiny brown hair and Jim's grand pocketwatch. Only, Jim's watch does not have a matching chain to go with it, and Della can only look wistfully at a pair of expensive combs in a shop window, just the right shade for her beautiful, long hair.

The story is set around Christmas Eve, when we find Della tortured by the thought of not being able to give Jim any present because she can't afford it. So she sells her hair and raises twenty dollars. After much searching, she buys a platinum watch chain ideal for Jim. The only trouble is, what will Jim say when he sees their treasured possession chopped off for a watch chain?

But Della need not have feared, for Jim