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Chapter 7
Helookedhimintheeyesandaddedwithasmile:
Hispridehadpreventedhimfrommakingcontactwiththearmedgroupsintheinteriorofthecountryuntiltheleadersofthepartypubliclyrectifiedtheirdeclarationthathewasabandit.Heknew,however,thatassoonasheputthosescruplesasidehewouldbreaktheviciouscircleofthewar.Convalescencegavehimtimetoreflect.Thenhesucceededingettingúrsulatogivehimtherestofherburiedinheritanceandhersubstantialsavings.HenamedColonelGerineldoMárquezcivilandmilitaryleaderofMacondoandhewentofftomakecontactwiththerebelgroupsintheinterior.
ColonelGerineldoMárquezwasnotonlythemanclosesttoColonelAurelianoBuendía,butúrsulareceivedhimasamemberofthefamily.Fragile,timid,withnaturalgoodmanners,hewas,however,bettersuitedforwarthanforgovernment.Hispoliticaladviserseasilyentangledhimintheoreticallabyrinths,ButhesucceededingivingMacondotheatmosphereofruralpeacethatColonelAureliano,Buendíadreamedofsothathecoulddieofoldagemakinglittlegoldfishes.Althoughhelivedinhisparents’househewouldhavelunchatúrsula’stwoorthreetimesaweek.HeinitiatedAurelianoJoséintheuseoffirearms,gavehimearlymilitaryinstruction,andforseveralmonthstookhimtoliveinthebarracks,withúrsula’sconsent,sothathecouldbecomeaman.Manyyearsbefore,whenhewasstillalmostachild,GerineldoMárquezhaddeclaredhisloveforAmaranta.
