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           úrsulabarelyhadthestrengthtotakecareofthetwosickgirls.Shewasunable,afterprolongedandinsidiousinterrogations,toascertainthecausesofAmaranta’sprostration.Finally,inanothermomentofinspiration,sheforcedthelockonthetrunkandfoundtheletterstiedwithapinkribbon,swollenwithfreshliliesandstillwetwithtears,addressedandneversenttoPietroCrespi.Weepingwithrage,shecursedthedaythatithadoccurredtohertobuythepianola,sheforbadetheembroiderylessonsanddecreedakindofmourningwithnoonedeadwhichwastobeprolongeduntilthedaughtersgotovertheirhopes.UselesswastheinterventionofJoséArcadioBuendía,whohadmodifiedhisfirstimpressionPietroCrespiandadmiredhisabilityinthemanipulationofmusicalmachines.SothatwhenPilarTerneratoldAurelianothatRemedioshaddecidedonmarriage,hecouldseethatthenewswouldonlygivehisparentsmoretrouble.Invitedtotheparlorforaformalinterview,JoséArcadioBuendíaandúrsulalistenedstonilytotheirson’sdeclaration.Whenhelearnedthenameofthefiancée,however,JoséArcadioBuendíagrewredwithindignation."Loveisadisease,"hethundered."Withsomanyprettyanddecentgirlsaround,theonlythingthatoccurstoyouistogetmarriedtothedaughterofourenemy."Butúrsulaagreedthechoice.SheconfessedheraffectionforthesevenMoscotesisters.fortheirbeauty,theirabilityforwork,theirmodesty,andtheirgoodmanners,andshecelebratedherson’sprudence.