One Hundred Years of Solitude

official hand and it had the
innocent and impersonal look
of hostile messages.
Aureliano snatched it out of
Amaranta Úrsulas hands as
she was about to open it.

            Not this    one,    he  told    her.    I

dont want to know what it
says.

            Just    as  he  had sensed, the

wise Catalonian did not write
again. The strangers letter,
which no one read, was left to