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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.
»Små fröknar ska' inte vara nyckfulla», sade han. »Ni har ju sällskap. Skynda er; sök upp det.» »Hon är nog redan gången; det var min mor.» Fröken Hagberg tvärstannade midt på trottoaren. »Er mor?» »Ja.» Hon satte sig åter i rörelse. _»Det_ hade jag aldrig trott», sade hon. »Hvarför det?» »Hon såg så ung ut.» Det var som om den unga damen efter detta meddelande blifvit mera tillgänglig och snart var samtalet mellan dem förtroligt som mellan gamla vänner. De gingo genom en oändlighet af gator, der lyktorna strålade i långa linjer, gingo förbi skimrande butiksfönster, som kastade stora ljusfloder uti öfver folkmassorna hvilka böljade förbi i mörka vågor. Det låg en stämning af stilla melankoli öfver dem båda. Hon berättade om sin sjukdom i lätta, lekfulla ord, men med en röst som darrade. Kvällsluften var fuktig och rå; hon hostade mycket. Alltsomoftast måste hon påminna honom om att han gick för fort och stanna med handen på bröstet, stridande mot andnöd och hjertklappning. Men så fortsatte hon, talande i skämtsam ton om att hon snart skulle dö. Hon hade nu så länge stridt emot den öfverhandtagande blodbristen: nu var hon trött och slö,
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