Aureliano entered Gerineldo
Márquezs house and with his
usual terseness asked for a
mug of coffee without sugar.
When the two of them were
alone in the kitchen,
Aureliano gave his voice an
authority that had never been
heard before. Get the boys
ready, he said. Were going to
war. Gerineldo Márquez did
not believe him.
With what weapons? he