One Hundred Years of Solitude

leading a mule carrying two
chests. In spite of his entire
youth he had a dry look and a
patient expression. He was
the treasurer of the revolution
in the Macondo region. He
had made a difficult journey
of six days, pulling along the
mule, who was dying of
hunger, in order to arrive at
the armistice on time. With
an exasperating parsimony he
took down the chests, opened
them, and placed on the table,