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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.
så omärkligt som möjligt. Men hon fann ingen annan utväg än att göra det helt rättframt och ogeneradt. »Var så god», sade hon och höll papperet ut emot honom. Han tog emot det långsamt och hans blick gled med låtsad likgiltighet öfver det skrifna talet: Femhundra kronor--och i samma ögonblick stack det till inom honom af glädje, så att hjertat ett ögonblick tycktes stå stilla. Den der lilla papperslappen rymde två månaders frihet från tvång--nya menniskor, nya omgifningar--allt det obekanta, detta _utanför_ som är oroliga själars himmelrike. Men just styrkan af den sinnesrörelse som tog honom, framkallade åter den vanliga reflexrörelsen. »Låt oss vara ärliga emot hvarandra», sade han i en lätt sarkastisk ton. »Hvad ligger der under det här?» »Kan du icke förstå det, du som är så skarpsinnig?» Hon gick med händerna på ryggen af och an på golfvet. Hon var i ett humör som all hans vresighet nu icke skulle kunna rubba. Det låg smil öfver hennes läppar och munterhet i hennes ögon; och i sjelfva hennes hållning och rörelse var der en slängande sorglöshet, som frapperade honom såsom
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