The Gift of the Wise Men Page: 17
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been greater than she had cal-
culated. They always are.
Only $1.87 to buy a present for
Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy
hour she had spent planning for
something nice for him. Some-
thing fine and rare and sterling
- something just a little bit near
to being worthy of the honour
of being owned by Jim.
There was a pier-glass be-
tween the windows of the room.
Perhaps you have seen a pier-
glass in an $8 flat. A very thin
and very agile person may, by
observing his reflection in a
rapid sequence of longitudinal
strips, obtain a fairly accurate
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