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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.
Hon svarade icke och det blef åter ett par sekunders tystnad. »Man rår ju inte för hurdan man är», sade han till sist, i det han reste sig upp och gick hän till chäslongen. »Jag skulle önska att jag kunde hålla af dig»--han sade det sakta och med en röst som skälfde lindrigt; medan han strök sin hand lätt som en fågelvinge en gång öfver hennes kind.--»Jag ville så gerna hålla af någon men jag kan inte.» »Din tid kommer nog», sade hon utan att se upp. Hon kände ett begär att trösta; men hon trodde icke sjelf på hvad hon sade. Hon låg ännu med slutna ögon och lyssnade till hans steg utför trapporna och öfver gården. När hon icke kunde höra dem mer vände hon sig om på chäslongen, tryckte sitt ansigte hårdt emot en af kuddarne och brast i gråt. SJUNDE KAPITLET. Ångbåten _Albert Ehrensvärd_ gled fram genom den bohuslänska skärgården, på väg mot norr en vacker julidag. Som en pelare af svart ull stod röken ur skorstenen; men vinden tog den snart omhand, hvirflade den rundt och kastade den ner mot soltältet öfver akterdäck, derifrån den långsamt flöt ut i en skystrimma, som lägrade sig midt i luftens klarhet.
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