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THE TEMPTRESS
WORKS OF
VICENTE BLASCO IBAÑEZ
Novels
THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE
MARE NOSTRUM (Our Sea)
BLOOD AND SAND
THE SHADOW OF THE CATHEDRAL
THE ENEMIES OF WOMEN
WOMAN TRIUMPHANT (La Maja Desnuda)
LA BODEGA (The Fruit of the Vine)
THE MAYFLOWER
THE TORRENT (Entre Naranjos)
THE TEMPTRESS (La Tierra de Todos)
Other Works
IN THE LAND OF ART
An unconventional tour of Italy and its treasures of art, architectureand scenery.
MEXICO IN REVOLUTION
Acute and brilliant chapters on Mexican affairs as seen by the authorwhile on the spot.
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THE TEMPTRESS
(LA TIERRA DE TODOS)
BY
VICENTE BLASCO IBAÑEZ
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THE TEMPTRESS
CHAPTER I
AS usual the Marquis de Torre Bianca got up late. Leaving the securityof his bedroom, he cast an uneasy glance at the letters and newspaperswaiting for him on a silver salver in the library. Some of the postmarkswere foreign. At sight of these he breathed a sigh of relief. That muchrespite at least.... But some of the letters were from Paris; and atthese he frowned. He knew what they would be like.