Сто лет одиночества

           "I’mdoingthis,"hesaid,"becauseIwouldrathercarryyouaroundaliveandnothavetokeepcarryingyouarounddeadfortherestofmylife."

           Inthatwayhecarriedhimthroughthemiddleofthestreet,suspendedbythelapels,untilheputhimdownonhistwofeetontheswamproad.Aweeklaterhewasbackwithsixbarefootandraggedsoldiers,armedwithshotguns,andanoxcartinwhichhiswifeandsevendaughtersweretraveling.Twoothercartsarrivedlaterwiththefurniture,thebaggage,andthehouseholdutensils.HesettledhisfamilyintheHotelJacob,whilehelookedforahouse,andhewentbacktoopenhisofficeundertheprotectionthesoldiers.ThefoundersofMacondo,resolvingtoexpeltheinvaders,wentwiththeiroldersonstoputthemselvesatthedisposalJoséArcadioBuendía.Buthewasagainstit,asheexplained,becauseitwasnotmanlytomaketroubleforsomeoneinfronthisfamily,andDonApolinarhadreturnedwithhiswifeanddaughters.Sohedecidedtoresolvethesituationinapleasantway.

           Aurelianowentwithhim.Aboutthattimehehadbeguntocultivatetheblackmustachewithwaxedtipsandthesomestentorianvoicethatwouldcharacterizehiminthewar.Unarmed,withoutpayinganyattentiontotheguards,theywentintothemagistrate’soffice.DonApolinarMoscotedidnotlosehiscalm.Heintroducedthemtotwoofhisdaughterswhohappenedtobethere:Amparo,sixteen,darklikehermother,andRemedios,onlynine,aprettylittlegirlwithlily-coloredskinandgreeneyes.Theyweregraciousandwell—mannered