Сто лет одиночества

           YouloveAurelianosomuchthatyouwanttomarrymebecauseyoucan’tmarryhim."

           ColonelGerineldoMárquezwasapatientman."I’llkeeponinsisting,"hesaid."SoonerorlaterI’llconvinceyou."Hekeptonvisitingthehouse.Shutupinherbedroombitingbackhersecrettears,Amarantaputherfingersinherearssoasnottobearthevoiceofthesuitorashegaveúrsulathelatestwarnews,andinspiteofthefactthatshewasdyingtoseehimshehadthestrengthnottogooutandmeethim.

           AtthattimeColonelAurelianoBuendíatookthetimetosendadetailedaccounttoMacondoeverytwoweeks.Butonlyonce,almosteightmonthsafterhehadleft,didhewritetoúrsula.Aspecialmessengerbroughtasealedenvelopetothehousewithasheetofpaperinsidebearingthecolonel’sdelicatehand:TakegoodcareofPapabecauseheisgoingtodie.úrsulabecamealarmed."IfAurelianosayssoit’sbecauseAurelianoknows,"shesaid.AndshehadthemhelphertakeJoséArcadioBuendíatohisbedroom.Notonlywasheasheavyasever,butduringhisprolongedstayunderthechestnuttreehehaddevelopedthefacultyofbeingabletoincreasehisweightatwill,tosuchadegreethatsevenmenwereunabletolifthimandtheyhadtodraghimtothebed.Asmelloftendermushrooms,ofwood-flowerfungus,ofoldandconcentratedoutdoorsimpregnatedtheairofthebedroomasitwasbreathedbythecolossaloldmanweather-beatenbythesunandtherain.Thenextmorninghewasnotinhisbed.