In a crumbling aristocratic mansion, the fragile peace shatters when Doña Fernanda erupts in a violent fit, turning the grand salon into a battlefield of shouts and overturned furniture. The stern Count Baselga watches his household descend into chaos, his calm only broken by the desperate pleas of the servants. Amid the turmoil, the loyal maid Tomasa intervenes to protect a frightened young lady, earning the count’s reluctant gratitude while exposing the fragile loyalties that hold the family together.
Meanwhile, Enriqueta, the count’s daughter, is drawn into a darker mystery. After a heated clash, she discovers a bundle of secret letters that could reveal a forbidden love, and her father’s unsettling silence only deepens her dread. As she is pulled toward the ominous study, the young woman must decide whether to confront the hidden truth or remain trapped in the oppressive silence that haunts the house.
Language
es
Duration
~6 hours (346K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Release date
2014-05-30
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1867–1928
A fiery Spanish novelist and political activist, he turned the landscapes and tensions of Valencia into vivid, sweeping fiction. His international success later carried his stories far beyond Spain, especially through major film adaptations.
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