Irony "The Gift of The Magi"

I love stories like this, I will not deal with the obvious irony of the story, but instead the irony of the most precious gift of all that does not cost a penny, LOVE. To me that is the fullest irony of them all in this story, that the sacrifice of their posession balanced out in the end but the mosr presious gifts were the expressions of love. Finally the most important gift of all, the realization the their love for each other was equally deep and appreciative, even though they no longer had the possesions to appreciate. This is the most precious gift exchanged between two people deeply in love. even the last line is full of irony. "Everywhere they are wisest. They are the Magi" O. Henry (1906) who did not even realize the true meaning of their gifts.