One Hundred Years of Solitude

assigning them new chores.
She invited them to eat, gave
them clothing and shoes, and
taught them how to read and
write. When the government
withdrew the guard, one of
them continued living in the
house and was in her service
for many years. On New
Years Day, driven mad by
rebuffs from Remedios the
Beauty, the young
commander of the guard was
found dead under her