The door opened and jim stepped in and closed it. he looked thin and very serious. poor fellow, he was only twenty-two and to be burdened with a family! he needed a new overcoat and he was without gloves.
—"the gift of the magi,"
o. henry
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“he looked thin and very serious.”

“he was only twenty-two.”

“he needed a new overcoat and he was without gloves.”