One Hundred Years of Solitude

tedium of waiting and the
scorching sun. A short time
before three oclock the rumor
spread that the official train
would not arrive until the
following day. The crowd let
out a sigh of disappointment.
An army lieutenant then
climbed up onto the roof of
the station where there were
four machine-gun
emplacements aiming at the
crowd and called for silence.
Next to José Arcadio