One Hundred Years of Solitude

dispatched a dinner of veal,
with cassava, yams, and fried
bananas, and a case and a half
of champagne in addition,
Aureliano Segundo was sure
of victory. He seemed more
enthusiastic, more vital than
his imperturbable adversary,
who possessed a style that
was obviously more
professional, but at the same
time less emotional for the
large crowd that filled the
house. While Aureliano