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imesDellacountedit.

nextdaywouldbe

Christmas.

Therewasclearlynothingtodobutflopdownonthe

instigates(鼓动、煽动)themoralreflectionthatlifeismadeup

ofsobsandsmiles,withsobspredominating（支配、统治）.

Dellafinishedhercryand三文鱼英语 attendedtohercheekswiththe

odbythewindowandlookedoutdullyat

ow

wouldbeChristmasDay,andshehadonly$1.87withwhich

beensavingeverypennyshecouldformonths,

$appyhourshehadspentplanningforsomething

ingfineandrareandsterling--so机器人的英语 methingjustalittlebitneartobeingworthy

ofthehonorofbeingownedbyJim.

Therewasapier-glassbetweenthewindowsoftheroom.

swereshining

brilliantly,yshepulleddownherhair

andletitfalltoitsfulllength.

Now,thereweretwoposssionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtooka

Jim'sgoldwatchthathadbeenhisfather'sandhisgrandfather'er

wasDella'shair.

SonowDella'sbeautifulhairfellaboutherrippling(轻柔的起伏)andshininglikeacascade

nshe

efalteredforaminuteandstoodstillwhileatearor

twosplashedonthewornredcarpet.

Onwentheroldbrownjacket;hirlofskirtsandwiththe

brilliantsparklestillinhereyes,sheflutteredoutthedooranddownthestairstothestreet.

Oh,

ransacking（彻底搜索）thestoresforJim'sprent.

platinumfob

chain（白金表链）simpleandchasteindesign,properlyproclaimingitsvaluebysubstancealone.

asshesawitsheknewthatitmustbeJim'ike

-onedollarsthey2002年多少岁 tookfromher

forit,atchainonhiswatchJimmightbeproperly

sthewatchwas,hesometimeslookedatitonthe

sly（偷偷地，暗中地）onaccountoftheoldleatherstrapthatheudinplaceofachain.

Shegotouthercurlingirons（卷发钳）.

Withinfortyminutesherheadwascoveredw暖心的故事 ith

tiny,clo-lyingcurlsthatmadeherlookwonderfully

kedatherreflectioninthe

mirrorlong,carefully,andcritically.

oubledthefobchainin

herhandandsatonthecornerofthetablenearthedoor

eheardhissteponthe

stairawaydownonthefirstflight,andsheturnedwhite

ahabitofsayingal新手出纳怎样记流水账 ittle

silentprayeraboutthesimplesteverydaythings,and

nowshewhispered:"PleaGod,makehimthinkIamstillpretty."

fellow,hewasonlytwenty-two--andtobeburdenedwithafamily!Heneededanewovercoatand

hewaswithoutgloves.

JimstoppedinsidethedoorwithhiyesfixeduponDella,andtherewasanexpressionin

themthatshecouldnotread,otanger,norsurpri,nordisapproval,

norhorror,noranyofthentiments（情感）lystaredat

herfixedlywiththatpeculiar（特别的）expressiononhisface.

Dellawriggledoffthetableandwentforhim.

"Jim,darling,"shecried,"don'haircutoffandsoldbecauI

couldn''llgrowoutagain--you

won'tmind,willyou?`MerryChristmas!'Jim,

andlet''tknowwhatanice--whatabeautiful,nicegiftI'vegotforyou."

"You'vecutoffyourhair?"askedJim,laboriously（艰难地、辛苦地）.

"Cutitoffandsoldit,"saidDella."Don'tyoulikemejustaswell,anyhow?I'mmewithout

myhair,ain'tI?"

Jimlookedabouttheroomcuriously.

"Yousayyourhairisgone?"hesaid,withanairalmostofidiocy.

"Youneedn'tlookforit,"saidDella."It'ssold,Itellyou--soldandgone,'sChristmas

Eve,tome,hehairsofmyheadwerenumbered,"she

wentonwithsuddenrioussweetness,"put

thechopson,Jim?"

Eightdollarsaweekoramillionayear--whatisthedifference?Amathematicianorawit

ibroughtvaluablegifts,butthatwasnotamongthem.

Jimdrewapackagefromhisovercoatpocketandthrewituponthetabl拔丝菜 e.

"Don'tmakeanymistake,Dell,"hesaid,"'tthinkthere'sanythingthatcould

ou'llunwrapthatpackageyoumayewhyyouhadme

goingawhileatfirst."

nanecstatic（狂喜地）scream

ofjoy;andthen,alas!

FortherelayTheCombs--thetofcombs,sideandback,thatDellahadworshippedlongin

fulcombs,puretortoishell,withjewelledrims--justtheshadeto

wearinthebeautifulvanishedhair.

Shehuggedthemtoherbosom（胸口）,andatlengthshewasabletolookupwithdimeyes

andasmileandsay:"Myhairgrowssofast,Jim!"

AndthenDellaleapeduplikealittlesingedcatandcried,"Oh,oh!"

ditouttohimeagerlyuponheropenpalm.

"Isn'titadandy,Jim?Ihuntedallovertowntofindit.

You'llhavetolookatthetimeahundredtimesadaynow.

oehowitlooksonit."

Insteadofobeying,Jimtumbleddownonthecouch

（坐到沙发上）andputhishandsunderthebackofhis

headandsmiled.

"Dell,"saidhe,"let'sputourChristmasprents

awayandkeep''hewatchtogetthe

suppoyouputthechopson."

Themagi,asyouknow,werewimen--wonderfullywimen--whobroughtgiftstothe

i,theirgifts

werenodoubtwiones,possiblybearingtheprivilege（权利）ofexchangeincaofduplication

（重复）.AndhereIhavelamelyrelatedtoyoutheuneventfulchronicleoftwofoolishchildrenin

aflatwhomostunwilysacrificed（牺牲）foreachotherthegreatesttreasuresoftheirhou.

Butinalastwordtothewiofthedaysletitbesaidthatofallwhogivegiftsthetwowere

hogiveandreceivegifts,heretheyarewist.

Theyarethemagi.