Сто лет одиночества
Chapter 7
Theywouldcomesuddenlyinawaveofsupernaturallucidity,likeanabsoluteandmomentaneousconviction,buttheycouldnotbegrasped.Onoccasiontheyweresonaturalthatheidentifiedthemaspremonitionsonlyaftertheyhadbeenfulfilled.Frequentlytheywerenothingbutordinarybitsofsuperstition.Butwhentheycondemnedhimtodeathandaskedhimtostatehislastwish,hedidnothavetheleastdifficultyinidentifyingthepremonitionthatinspiredhisanswer.
"IaskthatthesentencebecarriedoutinMacondo,"hesaid.
Thepresidentofthecourt-martialwasannoyed."Don’tbeclever,Buendía,"hetoldhim."That’sjustatricktogainmoretime."
"Ifyoudon’tfulfillit,thatwillbeyourworry."thecolonelsaid,"butthat’smylastwish."
Actually,theydidnotdarecarryoutthesentence.TherebelliousnessofthetownmadethemilitarymenthinkthattheexecutionofColonelAurelianoBuendíamighthaveseriouspoliticalconsequencesnotonlyinMacondobutthroughouttheareaoftheswamp,sotheyconsultedtheauthoritiesinthecapitaloftheprovince.OnSaturdaynight,whiletheywerewaitingforananswerCaptainRoqueCarnicerowentwithsomeotherofficerstoCatarino’splace.Onlyonewoman,practicallythreatened,daredtaketoherroom."Theydon’twanttogotobedwithamantheyknowisgoingtodie,"sheconfessedtohim.
