One Hundred Years of Solitude

Colonel Gerineldo Márquez
was upset by the
aggressiveness of the
reaction. Two months later,
however, when Colonel
Aureliano Buendía returned
to Macondo, his upset was
changed to stupefaction. Even
Úrsula was surprised at how
much he had changed. He
came with no noise, no
escort, wrapped in a cloak in
spite of the heat, and with
three mistresses, whom he