One Hundred Years of Solitude

brought on a vague feeling of
pity. Later, when he obtained
deeper information on the
nature of men in the brothels,
he thought that Gastons
meekness had its origins in
unbridled passion. But when
he came to know him better
and realized his true character
was the opposite of his
submissive conduct, he
conceived the malicious
suspicion that even the wait
for the airplane was an act.