One Hundred Years of Solitude

could do was tell Remedios
that he was going to give her
the little fish and the girl was
so startled by the offer that
she left the workshop as fast
as she could. That afternoon
Aureliano lost the hidden
patience with which he had
waited for a chance to see
her. He neglected his work. In
several desperate efforts of
concentration he willed her to
appear but Remedios did not
respond. He looked for her in