Сто лет одиночества
Chapter 3
Throughacuriousreversalofcustom,itwasúrsulawhogotthatideaoutofhishead,asitwasalsoshewhoforgotherancientbitternessdecidedthatMelquíadeswouldstayoninthehouse,althoughsheneverpermittedthemtomakeadaguerreotypeofherbecause(accordingtoherverywords)shedidnotwanttosurviveasalaughingstockforhergrandchildren.Thatmorningshedressedthechildrenintheirbestclothes,powderedtheirfaces,andgaveaspoonfulofmarrowsyruptoeachonesothattheywouldallremainabsolutelymotionlessduringthenearlytwominutesinfrontofMelquíadesfantasticcamera.Inthefamilydaguerreotype,theonlyonethateverexisted,AurelianoappeareddressedinblackvelvetbetweenAmarantaandRebeca.Hehadthesamelanguorandthesameclairvoyantlookthathewouldhaveyearslaterashefacedthefiringsquad.Buthestillhadnotsensedthepremonitionofhisfate.Hewasanexpertsilversmith,praisedallovertheswamplandforthedelicacyofhiswork.Intheworkshop,whichhesharedwithMelquíades’madlaboratory,hecouldbarelybeheardbreathing.Heseemedtobetakingrefugeinsomeothertime,whilehisfatherandthegypsywithshoutsinterpretedthepredictionsofNostradamusamidstanoiseflasksandtraysandthedisasterofspilledacidsandsilverbromidethatwaslostinthetwistsandturnsitgaveateveryinstant.
