One Hundred Years of Solitude

had done in the past. Until
well into the night they could
be heard chattering and
singing and tap-dancing, so
that the house resembled a
boarding school where there
was no discipline. Aureliano
did not worry about the
invasion as long as they did
not bother him in Melquíades
room. One morning two
children pushed open the
door and were startled at the
sight of a filthy and hairy