One Hundred Years of Solitude

finally recovered the airplane,
simply to ask them to ship
him the velocipede, which of
all that he had left behind in
Macondo was the only thing
that had any sentimental
value for him. Aureliano bore
Amaranta Úrsulas spite
patiently and made an effort
to show her that he could be
as good a husband in
adversity as in prosperity, and
the daily needs that besieged
them when Gastons last