One Hundred Years of Solitude

scandals, so that Fernanda
was able to count on an
atmosphere that enabled her
to keep the child hidden as if
he had never existed. She had
to take him in because the
circumstances under which
they brought him made
rejection impossible. She had
to tolerate him against her
will for the rest of her life
because at the moment of
truth she lacked the courage
to go through with her inner