Сто лет одиночества
Chapter 5
Behindhisinnocentfa鏰deofadoctorwithoutprestigetherewashiddenaterroristwhowithhisshortleggedbootscoveredthescarsthatfiveyearsinthestockshadleftonhislegs.Takenprisonerduringthefirstfederalistadventure,hemanagedtoescapetoCura鏰odisguisedinthegarmenthedetestedmostinthisworld:acassock.Attheendofaprolongedexile,stirredupbytheexcitingnewsthatexilesfromallovertheCaribbeanbroughttoCura鏰o,hesetoutinasmuggler’sschoonerandappearedinRiohachathebottlesofpillsthatwerenothingbutrefinedsugarandadiplomafromtheUniversityofLeipzigthathehadforgedhimself.Heweptwithdisappointment.Thefederalistfervor,whichtheexileshadpicturedasapowderkegabouttoexplode,haddissolvedintoavagueelectoralillusion.Embitteredbyfailure,yearningforasafeplacewherehecouldawaitoldage,thefalsehomeopathtookrefugeinMacondo.Inthenarrowbottle-crowdedroomthatherentedononesideofthesquare,helivedseveralyearsoffthehopelesslyillwho,afterhavingtriedeverything,consoledthemselveswithsugarpills.HisinstinctsofanagitatorremaineddormantaslongasDonApolinarMoscotewasafigurehead.Hepassedthetimerememberingandfightingagainstasthma.Theapproachoftheelectionswasthethreadthatledhimoncemoretotheskeinofsubversion.Hemadecontactwiththeyoungpeopleinthetown,wholackedpoliticalknowledge,andheembarkedonastealthycampaignofinstigation.
