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 She pressed his hand tenderly and whispered:

"Come back in

an hour. ..

I shall wait

for you!"

For many months Baron von Leisenberg had wanted to hear those words! His handsome frame quivered as they were spoken. . . was the exotic Clare, beloved of all men, ready to marry him at last? Or had she discovered some new trick to test his devotion? What happened when the Baron returned? What strange twist of fate was to make this rendezvous exciting beyond measure? Every word in Arthur Schnitzler's story "The Fate of the Baron" leaps alive with revealing human emotions. Every episode unveils new facets of excitement in the search for love. "The Fate of the Baron" is only one of 83 amazing stories. Here is a collection of amatory fiction unsurpassed in all literature! Scores of tempestuous characters play turbulent roles in these pages. Selected from the world's best stories by a modern sophisticate. . . for the enduring pleasure of those who appreciate the bold, the venturesome, the exciting.

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Like the  experience of life itself, some of these tales are very short, some longer, some gentle and wistful, and some intense and arousing. All tear away the veil of hypocrisy and prudishness—and reveal life and love with stark realism. Tales by some of the world's greatest masters of amorous fiction are included in this volume.

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