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.

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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 has very fair skin. is afraid of Jim’s reaction. is beginning to get an illness. had become extremely angry.

Della is afraid of Jim’s reaction.

Explanation:

The expression "she turned white for just a moment" is related to a feeling of extreme fear. In this situation the person is so scared by something that their blood circulation fails, leaving the person white. In the case of the excerpt shown above, when Della hears in Jim's footsteps, she is white with fear of how he will react.

"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry and tells how a couple struggles to overcome the economic difficulties they are having to buy Christmas presents for each other.

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