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           Butatthetimewhenúrsulawenttolamentbyhissidehehadlostallcontactwithreality.Shewouldbathehimbitbybitashesatonhisstoolwhileshegavehimnewsofthefamily."Aurelianowenttowarmorethanfourmonthsagoandwehaven’theardanythingabouthim,"shewouldsay,scrubbinghisbackwithasoapedbrush."JoséArcadiocamebackabigman,tallerthanyou,allcoveredwithneedle-work,butheonlybroughtshametoourhouse."Shethoughtshenoticed,however,thatherhusbandwouldgrowsadwiththebadnews.Thenshedecidedtolietohim.’Rouwon’tbelievewhatI’mgoingtotellyou,"shesaidasshethrewashesoverhisexcrementinordertopickitupwiththeshovel."GodwilledthatJoséArcadioandRebecashouldgetmarried,andnowthey’reveryhappy."Shegottobesosincereinthedeceptionthatsheendedupbyconsolingherselfwithherownlies."Arcadioisaseriousmannow,"shesaid,"andverybrave,andafine-lookingyoungmanwithhisuniformandsaber."Itwaslikespeakingtoadeadman,forJoséArcadioBuendíawasalreadybeyondthereachofanyworry.Butsheinsisted.Heseemedsopeaceful,soindifferenttoeverythingthatshedecidedtoreleasehim.Hedidnotevenmovefromhisstool.Hestayedthere,exposedtothesunandtherain,asifthethongswereunnecessary,foradominionsuperiortoanyvisiblebondkepttiedtothetrunkofthechestnuttree.TowardAugust,whenwinterbegantolastforever,úrsulawasfinallyabletogivehimapieceofnewsthatsoundedlikethetruth.