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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.
paren dansade ut hade William fått tillfälle att tolka sin glädje öfver att ha fått göra bekantskap med ett så stort kvinligt lärdomsljus. »Har ni varit länge här», frågade William sin dam medan han lade sin arm kring hennes lif. »En fjorrrton dagar», sade fröken Johnsson med omisskännelig dialekt. Som artigheten bjöd och för att hålla konversationen uppe tog William noga reda på sin dams tycken, framtidsplaner, slägtskapsförhållanden m.m.--allt hvad en artig herre, som kommit öfver väderlekskonversationsåldern kan finna anledning att utforska under en första dans med en dam, han icke känner. Han fick sålunda veta, att fröken Johnson var 16 år och skulle bli student, hvilket kusinen fröken Hagberg redan var; att de båda damerna vistades häruppe under moraliskt skydd af Almas tant, som var döf--och att Alma rest mycket och var bekant med många konstnärer. På egen hand räknade William ut att »Alma» var föremål för den lilla fröken Johnssons stora beundran.--Han föresatte sig att dansa med lärdomsljuset för att se hur pass beundransvärd hon kunde vara. Han
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