One Hundred Years of Solitude

But since the afternoon
when he called the children in
to help him unpack the things
in the laboratory, he gave
them his best hours. In the
small separate room, where
the walls were gradually
being covered by strange
maps and fabulous drawings,
he taught them to read and
write and do sums, and he
spoke to them about the
wonders of the world, not
only where his learning had