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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.
till. »Tack ska' du ha--behåll dina skånskor för dig sjelf. Jag dansar inte.» »Äsch, jo, hvad du gör! Här ska' valsas med gubb-blodet! Här är ondt om folk så invaliderna får ta' mig fan rycka till undsättning.» Pelle var vid det mest strålande humör och jargongen strömmade honom öfver läpparne i en ren syndaflod. Men William var omedgörlig; han ville icke dansa. Han satte sig på verandan utanför, derifrån han genom glasdörrarne kunde följa paren med ögonen. Det var ännu tidigt på eftermiddagen och endast ett fåtal af de allra mest danslystne hade anländt. Först senare brukade det bli en smula lif derinne. En del damer, som icke ansågo det mödan värdt att taga verksam del i soaréen på detta dess första mindre intressanta stadium, hade slagit sig ned här och hvar på verandan med en tidning eller en bok i handen. Pelle Wahlberg tycktes emellertid taga sina pligter som kavaljer på fullt allvar. Efter flere fruktlösa försök att värfva William, svängde han nu rundt derinne på sina smala ben med ett dödsförakt, som gjorde hans lättsinne all heder. William satt och betraktade hans evolutioner
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