麦琪的礼物英文.pdf

麦琪的礼物 英文 麦琪的礼物 英文 The Gift of the Magi The Gift of the Magi One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until ones cheeks burned grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until ones cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. next day would be Christmas. There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. predominating. While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding from the first While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding from the first stage to the second, take a look at the home. A furnished flat at $8 per stage to the second, take a look at the home. A furnished flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had week. It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad. that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad. In the vestibule below was a letter-box into whic