One Hundred Years of Solitude

von Humboldt. Arcadio got a
little closer to him when he
began to help Aureliano in his
silverwork. Melquíades
answered that effort at
communication at times by
giving forth with phrases in
Spanish that had very little to
do with reality. One
afternoon, however, he
seemed to be illuminated by a
sudden emotion. Years later,
facing the firing squad,
Arcadio would remember the