Amaranta was startled bythe obvious burden of hate
that the declaration carried.
But Fernanda felt so moved
that she thought she would go
mad when Meme awoke at
midnight with her head
splitting with pain and
drowning in vomited gall.
She gave her a vial of castor
oil, put compresses on her
stomach and ice cubes on her
head, and she made her stay
in bed for five days and