Download or read book The Temptress written by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "AS usual the Marquis de Torre Bianca got up late. Leaving the security of his bedroom, he cast an uneasy glance at the letters and newspapers waiting for him on a silver salver in the library. Some of the postmarks were foreign. At sight of these he breathed a sigh of relief. That much respite at least. But some of the letters were from Paris; and at these he frowned. He knew what they would be like. They would be long and full of unpleasant allusions, to say nothing of reproaches and threats. ...." --Publisher description.