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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.
döfva tanten redan varit framme och vippat Alma in i sin röda schal. Pelle satt och underhöll henne; och William med dam sällade sig till sällskapet. »Ni ska' inte tro att jag är kandidat», vände fröken Hagberg sig strax till William.--Hennes dialekt var icke fullt så skånsk som kusinens. »Hvarför vill ni ta' illusionerna från mig», skrattade han. »Man ska' aldrig ta' illusionerna från en dussinmenniska, vet ni väl. Det är att ta' lyckan ifrån henne.» »Det var naturligtvis ett skämt af herr Wahlberg. Så ert spydiga smil träffar mig inte.» »Ni ska' inte bry er om att han grinar», sade Pelle tröstande. »Han grinar alltid. Det är rent nervöst.» När nästa dans spelades upp drog Pelle sig tillbaka; fröken Johnson engagerades af en anemisk vice-häradshöfding och William blef ensam med fröken Hagberg. »Vill ni dansa?» frågade han och gjorde en liten rörelse som för att resa sig upp. Deras ögon möttes, en enda sekund. De hade förstått hvarandra. »Ni vill helst slippa?» sade William och flyttade sin stol några tum närmare. »Uppriktigt sagdt--det vill jag också.»
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