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Question
Answer the following question:
Why did Jim sell his gold watch? Do you think he did well?
Solution
Jim sold his gold watch, which belonged to his father and grandfather so that he could buy a set of beautiful combs that Della yearned for. Jim made a mistake by selling his watch to buy the combs because Della had already sold her hair to buy him a platinum chain for his gold watch.
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