Сто лет одиночества

           Hehadshotupsofastthatinashorttimetheclothingleftbehindbyhisbrothernolongerfithimandhebegantowearhisfather’s,butVisitaciónhadtosewpleatsintheshirtanddartsinthepants,becauseAurelianohadnotsequinedthecorpulenceoftheothers.Adolescencehadtakenawaythesoftnessofhisvoiceandhadmadesilentanddefinitelysolitary,but,ontheothand,ithadrestoredtheintenseexpressionthathehadhadinhiseyeswhenhewasborn.Heconcentratedsomuchonhisexperimentsinsilverworkthathescarcelyleftthelaboratorytoeat.Worriedeverhisinnerwithdrawal,JoséArcadioBuendíagavehimthekeystothehouseandalittlemoney,thinkingthatperhapsheneededawoman.ButAurelianospentthemoneyonmuriaticacidtopreparesomeaquaregiaandhebeautifiedthekeysbyplatingthemwithgold.HisexcesseswerehardlycomparabletothoseofArcadioandAmaranta,whohadalreadybeguntogettheirsecondteethandstillwentaboutalldayclutchingattheIndians’cloaks,stubbornintheirdecisionnottospeakSpanishbuttheGuajirolanguage."Youshouldn’tcomplain."úrsulatoldherhusband."Childreninherittheirparents’madness."Andasshewaslamentinghermisfortune,convincedthatthewildbehaviorofherchildrenwassomethingasfearfulasapig’stail,Aurelianogavealookthatwrappedherinanatmosphereofuncertainty.

           "Somebodyiscoming,"hetoldher.

           úrsula,asshedidwheneverhemadeaprediction,triedtobreakitdownwithherhousewifelylogic.Itwasnormalforsomeonetobecoming.