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"hesaid,withanairalmostofidiocy。

"Youneedn&aos;tlookforit,

"saidDella。

"It&aos;ssold,Itellyou-soldandgone,too。It&aos;sChristmasEve,boy。Begoodtome,foritwentforyou。Maybethehairsofmyheadwerenumbered,

"shewentonwithsuddenserioussweetness,

"butnobodycouldevercountmyloveforyou。ShallIutthechoson,Jim?

"

OutofhistranceJimseemedquicklytowake。HeenfoldedhisDella。Fortensecondsletusregardwithdiscreetscrutinysomeinconsequentialobjectintheotherdirection。Eightdollarsaweekoramillionayear-whatisthedifference?Amathematicianorawitwouldgiveyouthewronganswer。Themagibroughtvaluablegifts,butthatwasnotamongthem。Thisdarkassertionwillbeilluminatedlateron。

Jimdrewaackagefromhisovercoatocketandthrewituonthetable。

"Don&aos;tmakeanymistake,Dell,

"hesaid,

"aboutme。Idon&aos;tthinkthere&aos;sanythinginthewayofahaircutorashaveorashamoothatcouldmakemelikemygirlanyless。Butifyou&aos;llunwrathatackageyoumayseewhyyouhadmegoingawhileatfirst。

"

Whitefingersandnimbletoreatthestringandaer。Andthenanecstaticscreamofjoy;andthen,alas!aquickfemininechangetohystericaltearsandwails,necessitatingtheimmediateemloymentofallthecomfortingowersofthelordoftheflat。

FortherelayTheCombs-thesetofcombs,sideandback,thatDellahadworshiedforlonginaBroadwaywindow。Beautifulcombs,uretortoiseshell,withjewelledrims-justtheshadetowearinthebeautifulvanishedhair。Theywereexensivecombs,sheknew,andherhearthadsimlycravedandyearnedoverthemwithouttheleasthoeofossession。Andnow,theywerehers,butthetressesthatshouldhaveadornedthecovetedadornmentsweregone。

Butshehuggedthemtoherbosom,andatlengthshewasabletolookuwithdimeyesandasmileandsay:

"Myhairgrowssofast,Jim!

"

AndthenDellaleaedulikealittlesingedcatandcried,

"Oh,oh!

"

Jimhadnotyetseenhisbeautifulresent。Shehelditouttohimeagerlyuonheroenalm。Thedullreciousmetalseemedtoflashwithareflectionofherbrightandardentsirit。

"Isn&aos;titadandy,Jim?Ihuntedallovertowntofindit。You&aos;llhavetolookatthetimeahundredtimesadaynow。Givemeyourwatch。Iwanttoseehowitlooksonit。

"

Insteadofobeying,Jimtumbleddownonthecouchanduthishandsunderthebackofhisheadandsmiled。

"Dell,

"saidhe,

"let&aos;sutourChristmasresentsawayandkee&aos;emawhile。They&aos;retoonicetousejustatresent。Isoldthewatchtogetthemoneytobuyyourcombs。Andnowsuoseyouutthechoson。

"

Themagi,asyouknow,werewisemen-wonderfullywisemen-whobroughtgiftstotheBabeinthemanger。TheyinventedtheartofgivingChristmasresents。Beingwise,theirgiftswerenodoubtwiseones,ossiblybearingtherivilegeofexchangeincaseofdulication。AndhereIhavelamelyrelatedtoyoutheuneventfulchronicleoftwofoolishchildreninaflatwhomostunwiselysacrificedforeachotherthegreatesttreasuresoftheirhouse。Butinalastwordtothewiseofthesedaysletitbesaidthatofallwhogivegiftsthesetwowerethewisest。Ofallwhogiveandreceivegifts,suchastheyarewisest。Everywheretheyarewisest。Theyarethemagi。

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