fulfilling an implicit pact, she
took her son to the
chamberpot room. arranged
Melquíades broken-down cot
for him and at two in the
afternoon, while Fernanda
was taking her siesta, she
passed a plate of food in to
him through the window.
Aureliano Segundo had
slept at home because the rain
had caught him time and at
three in the afternoon he was