So... Jókai's writing style is wonderful, but I really hate his pessimistic world view. In this book, almost everybody is evil and the truly bad guy, aka Fatia Negra, does not get what he deserves. He commits suicide, while what he would deserve is to be sent to prison and to be unmasked. Regrettably, nobody learns - except the heroine - who was Fatia Negra. By the way, there are only few clues as to his identity; hence, I am not sure, I would have been able to guess, had I not seen the movie. Anyway, due to the machination of the bad people, all the good people suffer either physical or psychic injuries, which will/can not be healed or alleviated; there is no Happy Ending, not even a little one. I really hate this novel...