One Hundred Years of Solitude

his face, trying to cover the
hole in his throat with a plug
made of esparto grass. It did
not bring on fear in her, but
pity. She went back to the
room and told her husband
what she had seen, but he did
not think much of it. This just
means that we cant stand the
weight of our conscience.
Two nights later Úrsula saw
Prudencio Aguilar again, in
the bathroom, using the
esparto plug to wash the