that was not a part of it all: a
very young gypsy girl, almost
a child, who was weighted
down by beads and was the
most beautiful woman that
José Arcadio had ever seen in
his life. She was in the crowd
that was witnessing the sad
spectacle of the man who had
been turned into a snake for
having disobeyed his parents.
José Arcadio paid no
attention. While the sad