One Hundred Years of Solitude

gave him a final proof of her
loyalty. Well elope whenever
you say, she told him. Pietro
Crespi, however, was not a
man of adventure. He lacked
the impulsive character of his
fiancée and he considered
respect for ones given word
as a wealth that should not be
squandered. Then Rebeca
turned to more audacious
methods. A mysterious wind
blew out the lamps in the
parlor and Úrsula surprised