jim and della sacrifice their dearest possessions in order to buy christmas presents for each other( compound sentence)
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ᴀs ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴏ. ʜᴇɴʀʏ's "ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪғᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪ," ᴊɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ғɪɴᴇ ᴘᴏssᴇssɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ, ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ ɪs ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴜʏ ᴊɪᴍ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇ ᴊɪᴍ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ.
ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʏ, ᴊɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ ᴏғ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴏssᴇssɪᴏɴs:
ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴊɪᴍ's ɢᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ɢʀᴀɴᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ's ʜᴀɪʀ. ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴏғ sʜᴇʙᴀ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴀᴛ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀsʜᴀғᴛ, ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɪʀ ʜᴀɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴊᴇsᴛʏ's ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟs ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪғᴛs. ʜᴀᴅ ᴋɪɴɢ sᴏʟᴏᴍᴏɴ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴀɴɪᴛᴏʀ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇs ᴘɪʟᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴊɪᴍ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴘʟᴜᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ʙᴇᴀʀᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇɴᴠʏ.
ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ sᴇʟʟs ʜᴇʀ ɢʟᴏʀɪᴏᴜs ʜᴀɪʀ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ sʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʏ ᴊɪᴍ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟs ʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇs:
ᴀs sᴏᴏɴ ᴀs sʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ɪᴛ sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴊɪᴍ's. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ. ǫᴜɪᴇᴛɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ--ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴛʜ.... ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴊɪᴍ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ᴀɴxɪᴏᴜs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ. ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴡᴀs, ʜᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴛʀᴀᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ.
ɪɴ ᴀ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀʟʏ sᴇʟғ-sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ, ᴊɪᴍ sᴇʟʟs ʜɪs ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʏ ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʀᴛᴏɪsᴇ-sʜᴇʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍʙs ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ "ᴡᴏʀsʜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʟᴏɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴀᴅᴡᴀʏ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ." ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ "sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴏssᴇssɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ." ɪʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ɢɪғᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀs ʙᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ/ʜᴇʀ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀs ᴀs ᴀ ғᴏᴏʟɪsʜ ᴀᴄᴛ - ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟs ᴊɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ "ᴛᴡᴏ ғᴏᴏʟɪsʜ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ғʟᴀᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴜɴᴡɪsᴇʟʏ sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ." ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ, ᴏ. ʜᴇɴʀʏ ɢᴏᴇs ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪ ᴡʜᴏ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɢɪғᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴄʜʀɪsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴡɪsᴇ, ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏsɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ:
ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴅᴀʏs ʟᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ʙᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴡʜᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɢɪғᴛs ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪsᴇsᴛ. ᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴡʜᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ɢɪғᴛs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪsᴇsᴛ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪsᴇsᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪ.