had married Jonahs wife, who
was so content with the story
of the whale. Aureliano
Segundo listened to her for
more than two hours,
impassive, as if he were deaf.
He did not interrupt her until
late in the afternoon, when he
could no longer bear the echo
of the bass drum that was
tormenting his head.
Please shut up, he begged.Fernanda, quite the