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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.
sig ett eller annat halsbrytande experiment, då hans uppmärksamhet fångades af en ung fröken, som i detsamma kom in på verandan och tog sig för att mönstra honom med den slags närgångenhet, som en dam comme-il-faut kan tillåta sig gentemot en ung herre om hon blott samtidigt i min och hållning inlägger ett tillräckligt stort qvantum otillgänglighet och förakt. Denna salongs-fräckhet mötte William med sin allra mest ironiska fysionomi, i det han å sin sida började betrakta henne med ett par stickande ögon, men detta bekom henne synbarligen icke stort; sedan hon tillfredsställt sin första nyfikenhet tycktes hon icke ens ana att han existerade. Hon satte sig midt emot honom, i ett hörn af verandan och slog upp en bok, i hvilken hon fördjupade sig. Men William, som efter denna introduktion icke ansåg att hennes blygsamhet sväfvade i fara, betraktade henne fortfarande med sitt spotska smil, hvari der dock blandades en smula intresse, sedan han läst titeln på den bok, hon höll i handen: _Det moderne Gjennembruds Mænd_. Hon hade ett stort, rundt barnansigte, sjukligt blekt, med ett par
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