Сто лет одиночества

           Aurelianocalmedthemdown:hewouldnotsayaword,butonthenighttheywenttomurdertheMoscotefamilytheywouldfindhimguardingthedoor.Heshowedsuchaconvincingdecisionthattheplanwaspostponedforanindefinitedate.ItwasduringthosedaysthatúrsulaaskedhisopinionaboutthemarriagebetweenPietroCrespiandAmaranta,andheansweredthatthesewerenottimestobethinkingaboutsuchathing.Foraweekhehadbeencarryinganold-fashionedpistolunderhisshirt.Hekepthiseyesonhisfriends.IntheafternoonhewouldgohavecoffeewithJoséArcadioandRebeca,whohadbeguntoputtheirhouseinorder,andfromseveno’clockonhewouldplaydominoeswithhisfather-in-law.AtlunchtimehewaschattingwithArcadio,whowasalreadyahugeadolescent,andhefoundhimmoreandmoreexcitedovertheimminenceofwar.Inschool,whereArcadiohadpupilsolderthanhimselfmixedinwithchildrenwhowerebarelybeginningtotalk,theLiberalfeverhadcaughton.TherewastalkofshootingFatherNicanor,ofturningthechurchintoaschool,ofinstitutingfreelove.Aurelianotriedtocalmdownhisdrive.Herecommendeddiscretionandprudencetohim.Deaftohiscalmreasoning,tohissenseofreality,Arcadioreproachedhiminpublicforhisweaknessofcharacter.Aurelianowaited.Finally,inthebeginningofDecember,úrsulaburstintotheworkshopallupset.

           "War’sbrokenout!"

           War,infact,hadbrokenoutthreemonthsbefore.Martiallawwasineffectinthewholecountry.