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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.
var nästan öfverväldigad som om hon fått en stor och rik gåfva, hvilken hon icke förtjent. Hon skulle velat stryka med sin hand öfver hans hår, bara en enda gång; men det vågade hon icke. Hon var rädd för att göra det på ett sätt som skulle misshaga honom. »När reser du?» »Jag vet inte. Jag hade god lust att ge mig af i dag--hvarthän som helst, bara för att komma härifrån. Men jag hinner nog inte.» »Så i morgon då. Hvart styr du kosan hän?» »Det vet jag inte. Jag sätter mig på en ångbåt, så får det bära hvart det bära vill.» »Till Trosa, kanske?» »Åhnej. Jag ska väl laga att jag kommer på en af kanalbåtarne.» »Tittar du upp innan du far?» »Absolut nej! Det får jag inte tid till.» »Nå. Och man får väl aldrig höra af dig heller?» »Det är inte troligt. Det skulle kännas som ett band ifall jag lofvade det.» »Så lofvar du ingenting.» »Farväl», sade han och räckte henne sin hand. »Farväl. Och lycklig resa!» Han gick mot dörren; han hade på läpparne en liten sarkasm öfver det konventionella i hennes sista ord, men han kom sig icke för att uttala den. Tanken på, att modern skulle sitta ensam kvar i staden föll med ens
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