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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.
Hvad fröken Johnsson svarade eller om hon öfverhufvud taget svarade, kunde man icke urskilja; hon talade alltid så sakta och beslöjadt. Men Pelle trafvade vidare i den tankegång, han kommit in på. »Herre Je'! hvarför ska' man vara en sådan klåpare! Hva'? Åh, gud, om jag kunde måla såder--hva?--så skulle vi gifta oss i morgon.» * * * * * »Hva? Ville ni inte ha mig, säg?»--Det hade med ens kommit ett helt förändradt tonfall i Pelles röst. Den blef så mjuk och så böjlig. Öfvergången hade skett alldeles hufvudstupa; det var klart att han utan att tänka sig för kommit in på ämnet, att orden undsluppit honom nästan mot hans vilja. »Säg ville ni inte det?» Det blef så tyst deruppe och de få minuter som förflöto föreföllo pinsamt långa för de två dernedanför. Hon hade rest sig upp, han stödde ännu sitt ena böjda knä mot marken och de sågo på hvarandra gripna af en egendomlig högtidsstämning blandad med en känsla af skamsenhet, som om de plötsligt anträffat hvarandra, lyssnande vid en dörr, innanför hvilken två menniskor trodde sig i ostörd ro afhandla sitt lifs heligaste och mest privata angelägenheter.
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