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第7章 the gift f the agi(第1页)

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Onedollarandeighty-sevencents。Thatwasall。Andsixtycentsofitwasinennies。Penniessavedoneandtwoatatimebybulldozingthegrocerandthevegetablemanandthebutcheruntilone&aos;scheeksburnedwiththesilentimutationofarsimonythatsuchclosedealingimlied。ThreetimesDellacountedit。Onedollarandeighty-sevencents。AndthenextdaywouldbeChristmas。

Therewasclearlynothingtodobutflodownontheshabbylittlecouchandhowl。SoDelladidit。Whichinstigatesthemoralreflectionthatlifeismadeuofsobs,sniffles,andsmiles,withsnifflesredominating。

Whilethemistressofthehomeisgraduallysubsidingfromthefirststagetothesecond,takealookatthehome。Afurnishedflatat$8erweek。Itdidnotexactlybeggardescrition,butitcertainlyhadthatwordonthelookoutforthemendicancysquad。

Inthevestibulebelowwasaletter-boxintowhichnoletterwouldgo,andanelectricbuttonfromwhichnomortalfingercouldcoaxaring。Alsoaertainingthereuntowasacardbearingthename

"Mr。JamesDillinghamYoung。

"

The

"Dillingham

"hadbeenflungtothebreezeduringaformereriodofroseritywhenitsossessorwasbeingaid$30erweek。Now,whentheincomewasshrunkto$20,thelettersof

"Dillingham

"lookedblurred,asthoughtheywerethinkingseriouslyofcontractingtoamodestandunassumingD。ButwheneverMr。JamesDillinghamYoungcamehomeandreachedhisflatabovehewascalled

"Jim

"andgreatlyhuggedbyMrs。JamesDillinghamYoung,alreadyintroducedtoyouasDella。Whichisallverygood。

Dellafinishedhercryandattendedtohercheekswiththeowderrag。Shestoodbythewindowandlookedoutdullyatagraycatwalkingagrayfenceinagraybackyard。TomorrowwouldbeChristmasDay,andshehadonly$1。87withwhichtobuyJimaresent。Shehadbeensavingeveryennyshecouldformonths,withthisresult。Twentydollarsaweekdoesn&aos;tgofar。Exenseshadbeengreaterthanshehadcalculated。Theyalwaysare。Only$1。87tobuyaresentforJim。HerJim。Manyahayhourshehadsentlanningforsomethingniceforhim。Somethingfineandrareandsterling-somethingjustalittlebitneartobeingworthyofthehonorofbeingownedbyJim。

Therewasaier-glassbetweenthewindowsoftheroom。Perhasyouhaveseenaier-glassinan$8flat。Averythinandveryagileersonmay,byobservinghisreflectioninaraidsequenceoflongitudinalstris,obtainafairlyaccurateconcetionofhislooks。Della,beingslender,hadmasteredtheart。

Suddenlyshewhirledfromthewindowandstoodbeforetheglass。hereyeswereshiningbrilliantly,butherfacehadlostitscolorwithintwentyseconds。Raidlysheulleddownherhairandletitfalltoitsfulllength。

Now,thereweretwoossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtookamightyride。OnewasJim&aos;sgoldwatchthathadbeenhisfather&aos;sandhisgrandfather&aos;s。TheotherwasDella&aos;shair。HadtheQueenofShebalivedintheflatacrosstheairshaft,DellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewindowsomedaytodryjusttodereciateHerMajesty&aos;sjewelsandgifts。HadKingSolomonbeenthejanitor,withallhistreasuresileduinthebasement,Jimwouldhaveulledouthiswatcheverytimeheassed,justtoseehimluckathisbeardfromenvy。

SonowDella&aos;sbeautifulhairfellaboutherrilingandshininglikeacascadeofbrownwaters。Itreachedbelowherkneeandmadeitselfalmostagarmentforher。Andthenshedidituagainnervouslyandquickly。Onceshefalteredforaminuteandstoodstillwhileatearortwoslashedonthewornredcaret。

Onwentheroldbrownjacket;onwentheroldbrownhat。Withawhirlofskirtsandwiththebrilliantsarklestillinhereyes,sheflutteredoutthedooranddownthestairstothestreet。

Whereshestoedthesignread:

"Mine。Sofronie。HairGoodsofAllKinds。

"OneflightuDellaran,andcollectedherself,anting。Madame,large,toowhite,chilly,hardlylookedthe

"Sofronie。

"

"Willyoubuymyhair?

"askedDella。

"Ibuyhair,

"saidMadame。

"Takeyehatoffandlet&aos;shaveasightatthelooksofit。

"

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