One Hundred Years of Solitude

expiatory victim and
Aureliano Segundo saw the
most beautiful woman on
earth, with her glorious eyes
of a frightened animal and her
long, copper-colored hair
spread out across the pillow.
He was so fascinated with
that vision that it took him a
moment to realize that
Fernanda was wearing a
white nightgown that reached
down to her ankles, with long
sleeves and with a large,