One Hundred Years of Solitude

wife, he transferred his
parties. Then, with the pretext
that the animals were losing
their fertility, he transferred
his barns and stables. Finally,
with the pretext that it was
cooler in his concubines
house, he transferred the
small office in which he
handled his business. When
Fernanda realized that she
was a widow whose husband
had still not died, it was
already too late for things to