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Modern
by Victoria Benedictsson
Modern is a novel by Victoria Benedictsson, published in 1883. It is a naturalistic novel that explores the themes of love, marriage, and the human condition. The novel is considered to be a part of Benedictsson’s late, naturalistic period.
ögon, och så går jag ut, efter att kanske ha åstadkommit fyra rader under fyra timmars pinsam hjernansträngning. Ja. Och nar jag så är ute, har jag ingen ro. Jag tänker alltid: om jag varit hemma hade jag kunnat arbeta. Jag känner hur tiden rinner mellan mina fingrar--och der blir intet gjordt.» Det slog sig som en hand kring hennes strupe. Hennes barn! Hennes son! Åh, i detta ögonblick kände hon hur kär han var henne. Men hon skulle icke ge tappt. Hans modlöshet borde icke få smitta henne. Hon tvingade fram ett småleende på sina läppar och sade i skämtsam ton: »Jag önskar att du kunde bli förälskad i någon.» »Det önskar jag också; men jag fruktar att jag mist förmågan.» Der skälfde en tomhet i hans ord, som skar henne invärtes, så att hon skulle velat skrika högt. Det var så förfärligt att se denna rika menniskonatur förfara, krympas ihop, förtorka. Räddningen--hvar fans räddningen? Denna tanke lemnade henne ingen ro. Hon ansträngde sin hjerna för att söka en möjlighet; men hon såg ingen. Och hon kände att här var intet för henne att göra. Hon var maktlös. Hon hade blott att lägga armarne i kors öfver bröstet och se tiden an, medan
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