One Hundred Years of Solitude

shabby robe with golden
dragons on it and a pair of
slippers with yellow tassels,
and there he would officiate
at a rite which for its care and
length recalled Remedios the
Beauty. Before bathing he
would perfume the pool with
the salts that he carried in
three alabaster flacons. He
did not bathe himself with the
gourd but would plunge into
the fragrant waters and
remain there for two hours