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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.
sätt han nu i stället borde antaga: han var å ena sidan rädd att förefalla både sig sjelf och henne löjlig genom sin blyghet, och å andra sidan hade han svårt för att strama sig upp till en tilltagsenhet som var hans natur emot--och som kunde skrämma henne tillbaka. Han valde tillsist att intaga en afvaktande och iakttagande hållning--d.v.s. just samma position, som hon redan förut bestämt sig för att intaga. Resultatet blef att de fiendtliga härarne lägrade sig midt emot hvarandra och att det tvärt emot bådas önskan icke kom till något sammandrabbande. En stund före den bestämda mötestiden marscherade William hän emot villan, i hvilken gamla tanten bodde med sina båda niecer. Han gjorde halt bakom en husknut för att kunna observera. Han var nyfiken på, om hon verkligen skulle komma; halfvägs trodde han nästan att hon skulle uteblifva. Han kände sig underlig till mods, men gaf sig icke tid till att reflektera öfver sin sinnesstämning. Han handlade mera af instinkt än till följe af ett på förhand fattadt beslut. Utan att han märkt det hade ledningstrådarne mellan hans vilja och hans handlingar redan blifvit afskurna och han drefs nu hänemot henne med en naturmakts
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