Which excerpt best represents the central conflict of "The Gift of the Magi"?

White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quickfeminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitatingthe immediate employment of all the comforting powers of thelord of the flat.

For there lay The Combs-the set of combs, side andback, that Della had worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with jeweledrims-just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair. They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart hadsimply craved and yearned over them without the least hopeof possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses thatshould have adorned the coveted adornments were gone. I would say this passage illustrates the main conflict in the story about making a major sacrifice such as selling one's gorgeous hair to buy a much sought after Xmas gift for her husband.