Active Reading-Quotes: Chapter 12

"No one knew yet what they were after, or whether they were actually nothing but philanthropists, and they had already caused a colossal disturbance, much more than than that of the old gypsies, but less transitory and understandable."-This quote is explaining of the visitors that are "gringos" that all the sudden came as bunch after one of them was invited to eat bananas in Macondo. " The emissary returned with the news that Aureliano Amador was safe" -This quote is explaining how the only Aureliano of the Aureliano's left is still alive. For some reason, someone was after all the Aurelianos to kill all seventeen of them and this one dexcibed how at least one got away.