I was at a gathering of writers on Thursday evening, where a young woman read O. Henry’s “Gift of the Magi”. Do you know the story?
When the woman got to the part of the story where the young husband and wife reveal that they had sold their most prized possessions, the bride her beautiful long hair and the groom his beautiful pocket watch, the young woman began to cry as she read. In fact, she started to cry before she got there, merely anticipating what was to come.