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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.
tillstå det. William hade efterhand kommit att vänja sig till fröken Hagbergs sällskap så att han numera knappast kunde undvara det. Han skämtade sjelf deröfver: »Man kan vänja sig till det otroligaste», sade han till henne med en blick som just sade motsatsen och som hon mycket väl senterade. Hon hade nemligen också hunnit att vänja sig till hans jargong och hon uppfattade nu allt hvad han sade just på rätta sättet--»psykologiskt, inte efter orden. Hvem frågar efter orden? Orden äro till för att dölja tankarne». Detta gaf William en frihet att tumla sig med paradoxer, som han sjelf ansåg vara grunden till det välbehag han kände i hennes sällskap. Hon å sin sida blef också dag efter dag mera intresserad af denna lek med ord, detta ständiga fäktande, som fick sin spänning deraf att hon aldrig visste _hvad_ han menade, endast att han _icke_ menade just det, som han sade. Han hade en vana att taga allt en bagatelle, att tala om allt med den lätt sarkastiska ton, som intet förrådde af hans egne tankar och känslor, men lemnade hennes fantasi fritt spelrum. Tiden försvann så spårlöst som den försvinner, under behagligt
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