The Gift of the Magi

Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain.
When Della reached home her intoxication gave way a little to prudence and reason.
She got out her curling irons and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the ravages made by generosity added to love.

sly : いたずらな
intoxication : 興奮
gave way ... to ～ : ～にとって代わった
prudence : 用心深さ
curling irons : カール用のコテ
the ravages : この惨害
generosity : 寛大