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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.
fast som fix ide. Att se honom hade nu nästan blifvit till ett lidande för henne; men ett lidande som hon icke kunde undvara. I hennes inbillning stod det snart som fastspikadt att på denna badresa hängde lif och död för sonen. Hon kände hvarje minsta linie i hans ansigte och den ringaste förändring, som ofta kunde ha en helt naturlig grund, skrämde hennes onda samvete upp; det var som hade hon begått en skamlig förbrytelse, som om hon stulit dessa penningar från sitt eget barn; och nu skulle hennes barn gå under, andligen och lekamligen,--det enda medlet till räddning hade hon rånat ifrån honom. Hur skulle hon kunna återställa honom dem; hur skulle hon kunna godtgöra sitt brott? Hennes hjerna arbetade i feber; men det var ett sisyphusarbete utan resultat. Hon vred sig under verkningarne af den inre striden, som upprepades hvarje dag--striden mellan hvad hon ville och hvad hon vågade. Fruktan att mista det lilla grand af hans tillgifvenhet som hon tillkämpat sig, höll henne tillbaka; men tanken på denna resas uppfriskande inflytande, både fysiskt och psykiskt, dref
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