One Hundred Years of Solitude

such strong tenacity that
Gaston understood that she
would not get married unless
he took her to live in
Macondo. He agreed to it, as
he agreed later on to the
leash, because he thought it
was a passing fancy that
could be overcome in time.
But when two years in
Macondo had passed and
Amaranta Úrsula was as
happy as on the first day, he
began to show signs of alarm.