One Hundred Years of Solitude

that he had worn for the first
time the night of the party,
and went to ask for the hand
of Remedios Moscote. The
magistrate and his wife
received him, pleased and
worried at the same time, for
they did not know the reason
for the unexpected visit, and
then they thought that he was
confused about the name of
the intended bride. In order to
remove the mistake, the
mother woke Remedios up