Question

Read this characterization of Della from "The Gift of the Magi."

Then she heard his step on the stair away down on the first flight, and she turned white for just a moment.

The phrase "she turned white for just a moment” is mainly used to show that Della

Answer 1

Della becomes suddenly nervous about what Jim will think about her hair and how she will tell him how she sold it. She is unsure whether Jim will become cross with her.

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