One Hundred Years of Solitude

Pilar Ternera asked him: Who
is it? And Aureliano told her.
She let out a laugh that in
other times frightened the
doves and that now did not
even wake up the children.
Youll have to raise her first,
she mocked, but underneath
the mockery Aureliano found
a reservoir of understanding.
When he went out of the
room, leaving behind not only
his doubts about his virility
but also the bitter weight that