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[1]OnthatgloriousnoondaywhenDulceRosaOrellanoiththejasminesofivalQueehersoftheotherdidatesmurmuredthatitwasunfairforhertowinjustbecauseshewastheonlydaughterofthemostpowerfulmaireproviorAheyadmittedthatthegirlwasgandthatsheplayedthepianoanddaher，buttherewereotherpetitorsfortheprizewhowerefarmorebeautiful.Theysawherstandifandydressandwithherofflowers，athecrowdtheycursedherthroughtheirchedteeth.ForthatreasohemwereoverjoyedsomemonthslaterwhenmisfortuheOrellano’shousesowingsuchacropofdeaththatthirtyyearswererequiredtoreapit.
[2]Oofthequeeion，adaheSaownHall，andyouheremotestvillageseetDulceRosa.Sheyahsuchgracethatmaoperceivethatshewasbeautiful，aheyreturheyhadtheyalldeclaredthattheyhadneverbeforeseenafacelikehers.Thussheauioyaimonywasoprovetothetrary.Theexaggerateddessofhertraskinandherdiaphanouseyeswerepassedfrommouthtomouth，andeadividualaddedsomethingtothemfromhisooetsfromdistantposedsooahypothetiwhosenamewasDulceRosa.
[3]RumorsofthebeautywhowasfliorOrellano’shousealsoreachedtheearsofTadeoCespedes，whoneverdreamedhewouldbeabletomeether，singallhistwenty-fiveyearshehadimetolearolookatwomen.HewasedonlywiththeCivilWar.Eversincehehadbeguntoshavehehadhadaoninhishands，andhehadlivedftimeamidstthesoundofexplodinggunpowder.Hehadfottenhismother’skissesahesongsofmass.Hedidnotalwayshavereasontogointobattle，becauseduringseveralperiodsoftrucetherewerenoadversarieswithinreachofhisguerrillabaimesofforcedpeacehelivedlikeacorsair.Hewasamanhabituatedtoviolence.Hecrossedtheeverydire，fightingvisibleenemieswhehem，andbattlingshadoasforventtheHewouldhaveuedinthesamewayifhispartyhadnotwoialele.hthewentfromaeexisteowieldingporetextforgtherebellionhadendedforhi
[4]TadeoCespedes’sfinalmissioiveexpeditionagainstSahahuweeredthetownundercoverofdarkeaealessoetheleadersoftheoppositiooutthewindowsinthepubligs，destroyedthechurchdoor，aheirhhtuptothemainaltar，gFathertewheoblocktheirway.TheyburhattheLadies’Clubhadplahesquare;amidstalltheclamorofbattle，theyuedatagalloptowardSenatorOrellano’shousewhichroseupproudlyontopofthehill.
[5]Afterhavinglockedhisdaughterithefarthesterofthepatioahedogsloose，theSenatorwaitedforTadeoCespedesattheheadofadozethatmretted，ashehadsomaimesihavinghadmaledestswhocouldhelphimtotakeuparmsahehonorofhishouse.Hefeltveryold，buthedidothinkaboutit，becausehehadspiedonthehillsidetheterribleflashofahuweerrorizedthenightastheyadvaributedthelastoftheammunitionihinghadbeensaid，ahemkbefhewouldberequiredtodielikeamanathisbattlestation.
[6]“Thelastmaakethekeytotherhterishiddenandcarryouthisduty，”
saidtheSenatorasheheardthefirstshots.
[7]AllthemewhenDulceRosawasbornandhadheldherontheirkneeswhenshewasbarelyabletowalk;theyhadthoststoriesoernoons;theyhadlistehepianoandtheyhadapplaudedihedayofherasivalQueehercoulddieinpeace，becausethegirlwouldneverfallaliveintothehandsofTadeoCespedes.TheohatnevercrossedSeorOrellano’sminditeofhisreessinbattle，hewouldbethelasttodie.Hesawhisfriendsfallonebyoneandfihatitwasuselesstoueresisting.Hehadabulletinhisstomadhisvisionwasblurred.Hewasbarelyabletodistinguishtheshadowsthatweregthehighwallssurroundinghisproperty，buthestillhadthepresenindthimselftothethirdpatio.Thednizedhisstdespitethesweat，blood，aaolethimpass.HeihekeyinthelodthroughthemistthatcoveredhiseyessawDulceRosawaitingforhiThegirlwaswearingthesameashehadwornfortheivalandhadadornedherhairwiththeflowersfromthe.
[8]“It’stime，mychild，”
hesaid，ghisrevolverasapuddleofbloodspreadabouthisfeet.
[9]“Don’t’killme，father，”
sherepliedinafirmvoice.“LetmelivesothatIgeusboth.”
[10]SenatorAnselmoOrellaohisdaughter’sfifteen-year-oldfadimagiadeoCespedeswoulddotoher，butsawgreatstrengthiraeyes，ashewouldsurvivetopuiirlsatdownonthebedaookhisplaceatherside，pointithedoor.
[11]Whentheuproarfromthedyingdogshadfaded，thebaracrossthedoorwasshattered，theboltflewoff，agroupofmenburstiheSenatedtofiresixshess.TadeoCespedesthoughthewasdreamingwhenhesawanangeljasminesholdingadyingoldmaninherarms.Buthedidnotpossesssuffitpitytolookforasee，sincehewasdrunkwithvioleedbyhoursofbat.
[12]“Thewomanismine，”
hesaid，beforeanyofhismencouldputhishandonher.
[13]AleadenFridaydawheglarefromthefire.Thesilehithehill.ThefinalmoanshadfadedwhenDulceRosawasabletostandandwalktothefountaihepreviousdayithadbeensurroundedbymagnolias，andnowitwasnothingbutatumultuouspoolamidstthedebris.Afterhavihefewstripsandythatwereallthatremainedofherdress，shestoodhadbeeain.Shesubmergedherselfier.Thesuhebirdthegirlwatchedthewaterturnredasshewashedawaythebloodthatflowedfrombetweenherlegsalongwiththatofherfatherwhichhaddriedinherhair.Onceshewas，dwithouttears，shereturheruiolookforsomethingtocoverherself.Pigupali，shewebaator’sremaiiedhimbehindahorseanddraggedhimupanddownthehillsideuntillittleremaiapitiablemuidedbylove，thedaughterwasablethouthesitation.Sheedhimidownbyhissidetowatchthedawngrowintoday.ThatishhborsfromSantaTeresafouheyfioclimbuptotheOrellanovilla.TheyhelpedDulceRosatoburyherdeadaiigesofthefire.Theybeggedhertogoahhergodmotheriownwhereory，butsherefused.Thentheyformedcrewstorebuildthehouseandgavehersixferociousdogstoprotecther.
[14]Fromthemomenttheyhadcarriedherfatheraway，stillalive，andTadeoCespedeshadclosedthedoorbehindthemandunbuckledhisleatherbelt，DulceRosalivedfe.Iyyearsthatfollowed，thatthoughtkeptherawakeatnightandfilledherdays，butitdidelyobliterateherlaughternordryuphergooddispositioioyiroubadourswenteverywhereprogherimagimentsuntilshebecamealivinglegend.Shearatfouro’clocktooverseethefarmandhouseholdherpropertyonhorsebadsell，hagglinglikeaSyriaodcultivatethemagnoliasandjasminesinhergardeernoonshewouldremovehertrousers，herboots，andherutonthelovelydresseswhithearomatiks.Atnightfallvisitorswouldbegintoarriveandwouldfindherplayingthepiaheservaraysofsweetsandglasseseat.MahemselveshoossiblethatthegirlhadnotendedupinastraitjaasanitariumorasaheCarmeliteheless，siherewerefrequeheOrellanovilla，withthepassageoftimepeoplestoppedtalkingabedyahemurderedSenatorfromtheirmemories.Somegentlemenwhopossessedbothfameandfortuooveretherepugbecauseoftherapeand，attractedbyDulceRosa’sbeautyay，pre.Sherejectedthemall，forheronlymissioh
[15]TadeoCespedeswasalsouhatnightoutofhismind.Thehangoverfromallthekillingandtheeuphoriafromtherapelefthimashewasonhiswaytothecapitalafewhourslatertoreporttheresultsofhispuion.Itwasthenthatherememberedtheapartydressahjasmines，whoenduredhimidarkroomwheretheairregheunpowder.Hesawheragaininthefinalsgonthefloor，barelycoveredbyherreddenedrags，sunkinthebraess，aihatwayeverynightofhislifejustashefellasleep.Peace，theexerent，andtheuseofpowerturoasettled，hard-wman.Withthepassageoftime，memoriesoftheCivilWarfadedaeoplebegantocallhimDoarahersideofthemouedhimselftoadmiidedupasmayor.IfithadnotbeenforDulceRosaOrellano’stirelessphantom，perhapshemighthaveattaiaindegreeofhappiinallthewomenwhocrossedhispath，hesawthefaceoftheivalQueen.Andevehesongsbypopularpoets，oftengversesthatmentionedhername，wouldhimtoexpelherfromhisheart.Theyoungwomahinhim，oghimpletely，untiloanditnoloheheadofaloableghisfifty-fifthbirthday，surroundedbyfriendsandcolleagues，whehesawiableclothagnakedamongjasmineblossoms，ahatthenightmarewouldnotleavehimierhisdeath.Hestruckthetablewithhisfist，gthedishestoshake，andaskedforhishatande.
[16]“Whereareyougoing，DonTadeo?”
askedthePrefect.
[17]“Torepairsomeadamage，”
hesaidasheleftwithouttakingleaveofanyone.
[18]Itwasnotnetosearchforher，becausehealwayskshewouldbefoundinthesamehousewherehermisfortunehadocditwasinthatdirethathepointedhiscar.Bythengoodhighwayshadbeenbuiltanddistaer.Theseryhadgeddurihathadpassed，butasheroucurvebythehill，thevillaappearedjustasheremembereditbeforehistroopshadtakenitiherewerethesolidwallsmadeofriverrockthathehaddestroyedwithdynamitecharges，theretheawoodencoffershehadsetafire，therethetreeswherehehadhungthebodiesoftheSeherethepatiowherehehadslaughteredthedogs.Hestoppedhisvehidredmetersfromthedoorauebecausehefelthisheartexplodinginsidehischest.Hewasgoingtoturnaroundandgobacktowherehe，whenafiguresurrouhehaloofherskirtappearedintheyard.Heclosedhiseyes，hopingwithallhismightthatshewhesofttwilight，heperceivedthatDulceRosaOrellanowasadvan，floatingalongthegardeedherhair，herdidface，theharmestures，theswirlofherdress，aheendedihadlastedforthirtyyears.
[19]“You’vefiadeoCespedes，”
shesaidasshelookedathim，notallowiobedeceivedbyhismayor’ssuitentlemanlygrayhair，becausehestillhadthesamepirate’shands.
[20]“You’vepursuedmeendlessly.InmywholelifeI’veoloveayou，”
hemurmured，hisvoicechoked>
[21]DulceRosagaveasatisfiedsigh.Atlasthertimehade.Butshelookedintohiseyesaletraceoftheexeer，oears.Shesearchedherheartforthehatredshehadcultivatedthroughoutthosethirtyyears，butsheableoffindiheinstantthatshehadaskedherfathertomakehissadletherlivesothatshecouldcarryoutherduty;sherelivedtheembraanwhomshehades，aheearlymwhenshehadedsisi.Shewepladidheexpectedhappieadshefeltitsopposite，aprofoundmelancholy.TadeoCespedesdelicatelytookherhandahepalm，wettingitwithhistears.Theoodwithhorrorthatbythinkingabouthimeverymoment，andsavhispuinadvance，herfeelingshadbeereversedandshehadfallehhi
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