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1、TheGiftoftheMagipTheGiftoftheMagiONEDOLLARANDEIGHTY-SEVENCENTS.Thatwasall.Shehadputitaside,onecentandthenanotherandthenanother,inhercarefulbuyingofmeatandotherfood.Dellacounteditthreetimes.Onedollarandeighty-sevencents.AndthenextdaywouldbeChristmas.Therewasnothingtodobutfallonthebedandcry.SoDelladid
2、it.Whiletheladyofthehomeisslowlygrowingquieter,wecanlookatthehome.Furnishedroomsatacostof$8aweek.Thereislit-tlemoretosayaboutit.Inthehallbelowwasaletter-boxtoosmalltoholdaletter.Therewasanelectricbell,butitcouldnotmakeasound.Alsotherewasanamebesidethedoor:“Mr.JamesDillinghamYoung.”1O.HenryWhenthenam
3、ewasplacedthere,Mr.JamesDillinghamYoungwasbeingpaid$30aweek.Now,whenhewasbeingpaidonly$20aweek,thenameseemedtoolongandimportant.Itshouldperhapshavebeen“Mr.JamesD.Young.”ButwhenMr.JamesDillinghamYoungenteredthefurnishedrooms,hisnamebecameveryshortindeed.Mrs.JamesDillinghamYoungputherarmswarmlyabouthi
4、mandcalledhim“Jim.”Youhavealreadymether.SheisDella.Dellafinishedhercryingandcleanedthemarksofitfromherface.Shestoodbythewindowandlookedoutwithnointerest.TomorrowwouldbeChristmasDay,andshehadonly$1.87withwhichtobuyJimagift.Shehadputasideasmuchasshecouldformonths,withthisresult.Twentydollarsaweekisnot
5、much.Everythinghadcostmorethanshehadexpected.Italwayshappenedlikethat.Only$1.87tobuyagiftforJim.HerJim.Shehadhadmanyhappyhoursplanningsomethingniceforhim.Somethingnearlygoodenough.SomethingalmostworththehonorofbelongingtoJim.Therewasalooking-glassbetweenthewindowsoftheroom.Per-hapsyouhaveseenthekind
6、oflooking-glassthatisplacedin$8fur-nishedrooms.Itwasverynarrow.Apersoncouldseeonlyalittleofhimselfatatime.However,ifhewasverythinandmovedveryquickly,hemightbeabletogetagoodviewofhimself.Della,beingquitethin,hadmasteredthisart.Suddenlysheturnedfromthewindowandstoodbeforetheglass.Hereyeswereshiningbri
7、ghtly,butherfacehadlostitscolor.Quicklyshepulleddownherhairandletitfalltoitscompletelength.TheJamesDillinghamYoungswereveryproudoftwothingswhichtheyowned.OnethingwasJim’sgoldwatch.Ithadoncebelongedtoh
