One Hundred Years of Solitude

was unconscious, tied to the
post where previously they
had had the scarecrow that
had been cut to pieces by
shots fired in fun. The boys in
the squad scattered, fearful
that Úrsula would go after
them too. But she did not
even look at them. She left
Arcadio with his uniform
torn, roaring with pain and
rage, and she untied Don
Apolinar Moscote and took
him home. Before leaving the