Сто лет одиночества

           "Butwhenweknoweachotherbetter.It’snevergoodtobehastyinthings."

           úrsulawasconfused.InspiteoftheesteemshehadforPietroCrespi,shecouldnottellwhetherhisdecisionwasgoodorbadfromthemoralpointofviewafterhisprolongedandfamousengagementtoRebeca.Butshefinallyaccepteditasanunqualifiedfactbecausenoonesharedherdoubts.Aureliano,whowasthemanofthehouse,confusedherfurtherwithhisenigmaticandfinalopinion:

           "Thesearenottimestogoaroundthinkingaboutweddings."

           Thatopinion,whichúrsulaunderstoodonlysomemonthslater,wastheonlysincereonethatAurelianocouldexpressatthatmoment,notonlywithrespecttomarriage,buttoanythingthatwasnotwar.Hehimself,facingafiringsquad,wouldnotunderstandtoowelltheconcatenationoftheseriesofsubtlebutirrevocableaccidentsthatbroughthimtothatpoint.ThedeathofRemedioshadnotproducedthedespairthathehadfeared.Itwas,rather,adullfeelingofragethatgradesallydissolvedinasolitaryandpassivefrustrationsimilartotheonehehadfeltduringthetimehewasresignedtolivingwithoutawoman.Heplungedintohisworkagain,buthekeptupthecustomofplayingdominoeswithhisfather-in-law.Inahouseboundupinmourning,thenightlyconversationsconsolidatedthefriendshipbetweenthetwomen."Getmarriedagain.Aurelito,"hisfather-in-lawwouldtellhim."Ihavesixdaughtersforyoutochoosefrom."