led him Jim and put her arms round him. And that was good.
Delia stopped crying and she washed her face. She stood by the window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road. Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present. Her Jim. She wanted very much to buy him something really fine, something to show how much she loved him.
Suddenly, Delia turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright.
Now, the James Dillingham Youngs had two very special things. One was Jims gold watch. It once belonged to his father, and, before that, to his grandfather. The other special thing was Delias hair.
Quickly, Delia let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back, and it was almost like a coat around her. Then she put her hair up again, quickly. For a second or two she stood still, and cried a little.
Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room. She went downstairs and out into the road, and her eyes were bright.
She walked along by the shops, and stopped when she came to a door with Madame Eloise -- Hair on it. Inside there was a fat woman. She did not look like an Eloise.
Will you buy my hair? Delia asked.
I buy hair, Madame replied. Take your hat off, then, and show me your hair.
The beautiful brown hair fell down.
Twenty dollars, Madame said, and she touched the hair with her hand.
Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money! Delia said.
The next two hours went quickly. Delia was happy because she was looking round the shops for Jims present. At last she found it. It was a gold chain for The Watch. Jim loved his watch, but it had no chain. When Delia saw this gold chain,
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