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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.
* * * * * Ångbåten lade ut från land. Hamnbryggan var som en enda sky af viftande näsdukar; och från ångarens reling besvarades afskedshelsningarne med hattar och parasoller. Damerna stodo med händerna fulla af blommor, småleende mildt alltunder det de mönstrade och jemförde hvarandras afskedsrecetter. Fröken Alma Hagberg var en af dem, som fått den vackraste skörden; hennes ansigte var också ett enda huldsaligt leende. Hon stod uppe på öfversta däcket och hennes lilla knubbiga figur i den bruna resdrägten tecknade sig skarpt emot den hvita rökhytten. Vid hennes sida stod den lilla fröken Johnsson, smärt och rank i sin blåa paletot, långt ädlare i figurens linjer och hållning, långt vackrare med sin djerfva, allvarliga profil. William tänkte med en anstrykning af bitterhet på, att han kanske borde ha valt henne till hjeltinnan i sin sommaridyll; den hade i så fall kanske fått en mera tillfredsställande afslutning--ett verkligt farväl. Han kände en vansinnig hunger efter detta farväl, som han gått miste om; och denna otillfredsställda hunger tog sig uttryck i bitterhet mot henne som drog bort utan annat afsked än en handtryckning
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