(FLOR DE MAYO)

A TALE OF THE VALENCIAN SEASHORE

BY

VICENTE BLASCO IBÁÑEZ

TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH BY

ARTHUR LIVINGSTON

NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 681 FIFTH AVENUE COPYRIGHT 1921 BY E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY All Rights Reserved First printing March, 1921 Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS

I.The Widow's Tavern

II."Siñá" Tona's Family

III.A Family Enterprise

IV.Mary and Jesus Meet

V.Two Women Quarrel

VI.The Smugglers

VII.The Naming of the Boat

VIII.The "Mayflower" Puts to Sea

IX."Proofs! Proofs! Rosario!"

X."And Still They Say Fish Combs High!"