Сто лет одиночества
Chapter 3
WhileMacondowascelebratingtherecoveryofitsmemory,JoséArcadioBuendíaandMelquíadesdustedofftheiroldfriendship.Thegypsywasinclinedtostayinthetown.Hereallyhadbeenthroughdeath,buthehadreturnedbecausehecouldnotbearthesolitude.Repudiatedbyhistribe,havinglostallofhissupernaturalfacultiesbecauseofhisfaithfulnesstolife,hedecidedtotakerefugeinthatcorneroftheworldwhichhadstillnotbeendiscoveredbydeath,dedicatedtotheoperationadaguerreotypelaboratory.JoséArcadioBuendíahadneverheardofthatinvention.Butwhenhesawhimselfandhiswholefamilyfastenedontoasheetofiridescentmetalforaneternity,hewasmutewithstupefaction.ThatwasthedateoftheoxidizeddaguerreotypeinwhichJoséArcadioBuendíaappearedwithhisbristlyandgrayinghair,hiscardboardcollarattachedtohisshirtbyacopperbutton,andanexpressionofstartledsolemnity,whomúrsuladescribed,dyingwithlaughter,asa"frightenedgeneral."JoséArcadioBuendíawas,infact,frightenedonthatdearDecembermorningwhenthedaguerreotypewasmade,forhewasthinkingthatpeoplewereslowlywearingawaywhilehisimagewouldendureanametallicplaque.
