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Chapter 5
Shewouldbringhimhisfood,shewouldhelphimwithhisdailynecessities,washhimwithsoapandascrubbingbrush,keephishairandbeardfreeofliceandnits,keepthepalmshelteringoodconditionandreinforceitwithwaterproofcanvasinstormyweather.InherlastmonthsshehadsucceededincommunicatingwithhiminphrasesofrudimentaryLatin.WhenthesonofAurelianoandPilarTernerawasbornandbroughttothehouseandbaptizedinanintimateceremonywiththenameAurelianoJosé,Remediosdecidedthathewouldbeconsideredtheiroldestchild.Hermaternalinstinctsurprisedúrsula.Aureliano,forhispart,foundinthejustificationthatheneededtolive.HeworkedalldayinhisworkshopandRemedioswouldbringhimacupofblackcoffeeinthemiddlethemorning.TheywouldbothvisittheMoscoteseverynight.Aurelianowouldplayendlessgamesofdominoeswithhisfather-in-lawwhileRemedioschattedwithhersistersortalkedtohermotaboutmoreimportantthings.ThelinkwiththeBuendíasconsolidatedDonApolinarMoscote’sauthorityinthetown.OnfrequenttripstothecapitaloftheprovincehesucceededingettingthegovernmenttobuildaschoolsothatArcadio,whohadinheritedtheeducationalenthusiasmofhisgrandfather,couldtakechargeofit.Throughpersuasionhemanagedtogetthemajorityofhousespaintedblueintimeforthedateofnationalindependence.
