Сто лет одиночества
Chapter 2
"Thatwayhe’lllearntobeaman."Orsulaaskedwherethegypsieshadgone.Shewentalongaskingandfollowingtheroadshehadbeenshown,thinkingthatshestillhadtimetocatchuptothem.Shekeptgettingfartherawayfromthevillageuntilshefeltsofarawaythatshedidnotthinkaboutreturning.JoseArcadioBuendfadidnotdiscoverthathiswifewasmissinguntileighto’clockatnight,whenheleftthematerialwarminginabedofmanureandwenttoseewhatwaswrongwithlittleAmaranta,whowasgettinghoarsefromcrying.Inafewhourshegatheredagroupofwell-equippedmen,putAmarantainthehandsofawomanwhoofferedtonurseher,andwaslostoninvisiblepathsinpursuitofOrsula.Aurelianowentwiththem.SomeIndianfishermen,whoselanguagetheycouldnotunderstand,toldthemwithsignsthattheyhadnotseenanyonepass.Afterthreedaysofuselesssearchingtheyreturnedtothevillage.ForseveralweeksJoseArcadioBuendfalethimselfbeovercomebyconsternation.HetookcareoflittleAmarantalikeamother.Hebathedanddressedher,tookhertobenursedfourtimesaday,andevensangtoheratnightthesongsthatOrsulaneverknewhowtosing.OnacertainoccasionPilarTerneravolunteeredtodothehouseholdchoresuntilOrsulacameback.Aureliano,whosemysteriousintuitionhadbecomesharpenedwiththemisfortune,feltaglowofclairvoyancewhenhesawhercomein.Thenheknewthatinsomeinexplicablewayshewastoblameforhisbrother’sflightandtheconsequentdisappearanceofhismother,andheharassedherwithasilentandimplacablehostilityinsuchawaythatthewomandidnotreturntothehouse.
