If you were Della, how would you feel about the gift you received in "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry?

If I was Della, I would feel incredibly blessed and humbled by Jim's gift. Jim's gift is a set of decorative combs. The gift shows a fair amount of thought from Jim. He knows Della loves her hair, and many people consider it her best attribute. He also knows Della has been wanting the combs.

For there lay The Combs — the combs that Della had seen in a shop window and loved for a...

If I was Della, I would feel incredibly blessed and humbled by Jim's gift. Jim's gift is a set of decorative combs. The gift shows a fair amount of thought from Jim. He knows Della loves her hair, and many people consider it her best attribute. He also knows Della has been wanting the combs.

For there lay The Combs — the combs that Della had seen in a shop window and loved for a long time. Beautiful combs, with jewels, perfect for her beautiful hair. She had known they cost too much for her to buy them.

My guess is that Della never vocalized her desire of the combs. She knows how poor she and Jim are. She knows he works hard, and she knows talking about something like the combs might make Jim feel worse about their current money situation. Nevertheless, Jim knows Della wants the combs. The fact that Jim is willing to sell his most prized possession to buy a completely superfluous item for Della shows he has a great deal of love for her. To be married to such a loving man—and know it—would feel incredibly humbling. The gifts serve as just another illustration of why Jim and Della are blessed to be together despite their poverty.