and he was so well-equipped
for life that he seemed
abnormal. Úrsula, pregnant
for the third time, relived her
newlywed terror.
Around that time a merry,
foul-mouthed, provocative
woman came to the house to
help with the chorea, and she
knew how to read the future
in cards. Úrsula spoke to her
about her son. She thought
that his disproportionate size