One Hundred Years of Solitude

has a bad smell to me. Later
on, when she found out that
Arcadio had not only built a
house but had ordered some
Viennese furniture, she
confirmed her suspicion that
he was using public funds.
Youre the shame of our
family name, she shouted at
him one Sunday after mass
when she saw him in his new
house playing cards with his
officers. Arcadio paid no
attention to her. Only then did