Question

How did della feel when she heard
jim's steps on the stairs?​

Answer 1

After she returns home, she repairs "the ravages made by generosity added to love," curling her short hair into a perky hairdo. But, when she hears Jim's step on the stairs, she is anxious that Jim will be upset when he sees her and no longer find her pretty. "Please, God, make him think I am still pretty," she prays.

Answer 2

Della had the habit of saying a silent prayer about simple things in daily life. When she heard Jim's steps on the stairs, she prayed that he would think that she is still pretty even though her crowning glory, her hair, had vanished.

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