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Chapter 3
Shehadalightcomplexion,largeandpeacefuleyes,andmagicalhandsthatseemedtoworkoutthedesignoftheembroiderywithinvisiblethreads.Amaranta,theyounger,wassomewhatgraceless,butshehadthenaturaldistinction,theinnertightnessofherdeadgrand-mother.Nexttothem,althoughhewasalreadyrevealingthephysicaldriveofhisfather,Arcadiolookedlikeachild.HesetaboutlearningtheartofsilverworkwithAureliano,whohadalsotaughthimhowtoreadandwrite.úrsulasuddenlyrealizedthatthehousehadbecomefullofpeople,thatherchildrenwereonthepointofmarryingandhavingchildren,andthattheywouldbeobligedtoscatterforlackofspace.Thenshetookoutthemoneyshehadaccumulatedoverlongyearsofhardlabor,madesomearrangementswithhercustomers,andundertooktheenlargementofthehouse.Shehadaformalparlorforvisitsbuilt,anotheronethatwasmorecomfortableandcoolfordailyuse,adiningroomwithatablewithtwelveplaceswherethefamilycouldsitwithalloftheirguests,ninebedroomswithwindowsonthecourtyardandalongporchprotectedfromtheheatofnoonbyarosegardenwitharailingonwhichtoplacepotsoffernsandbegonias.Shehadthekitchenenlargedtoholdtwoovens.ThegranarywherePilarTernerahadreadJoséArcadio’sfuturewastorndownandanothertwiceaslargebuiltsothattherewouldneverbealackoffoodinthehouse.
