Сто лет одиночества
Chapter 3
Thenamesmentioned,aswellasthesignatureontheletter,wereperfectlylegible,butneitherJoséArcadio,Buendíanorúrsularememberedhavinganyrelativeswiththosenames,nordidtheyknowanyonebythenameofthesenderoftheletter,muchlesstheremotevillageofManaure.Itwasimpossibletoobtainanyfurtherinformationfromthegirl.Fromthemomentshearrivedshehadbeensittingintherocker,suckingherfingerandobservingeveryonewithherlarge,startledeyeswithoutgivinganysignofunderstandingwhattheywereaskingher.Sheworeadiagonallystripeddressthathadbeendyedblack,wornbyuse,andapairofscalypatentleatherboots.Herhairwasheldbehindherearswithbowsofblackribbon.Sheworeascapularwiththeimageswornawaybysweat,andonherrightwristthefangofacarnivorousanimalmountedonabackingofcopperasanamuletagainsttheevileye.Hergreenishskin,herstomach,roundandtenseasadrum.revealedpoorhealthandhungerthatwereolderthanshewas,butwhentheygavehersomethingtoeatshekepttheplateonherkneeswithouttastinganything.TheyevenbegantothinkthatshewasadeafmuteuntiltheIndiansaskedherintheirlanguageifshewantedsomewaterandshemovedhereyesasifsherecognizedthemandsaidyeswithherhead.
Theykepther,becausetherewasnothingelsetheycoulddo.
