Read this excerpt from "the gift of the magi" by o. henry. pennies saved one and two at a time by bull-dozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned. what inference can be made about della from this excerpt? della goes grocery shopping every day. della prefers the vegetable man to the butcher. della bargains well in order to save money. della shops for all her groceries at the same store.