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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.
det första intrycket. Det var: kyla och under den mjuka, tillbakadragna masken en sjelfkär djerfhet.--Efter denna granskning tviflade hon icke på att den unga damen _skref_. Men jag kan misstaga mig, tänkte hon för sig sjelf. Hon hörde åter i sina öron denna smekande röst, hvilken lät som dämpad musik. William kom i skymningen. Han hade på senare tiden ständigt varit i godt humör, och det hade kommit i hans väsen något menskligt och fritt, som icke undgick modern. Hennes eget sätt hade också dervid blifvit frigjordt från det tryck som hans reservation utöfvade på henne; och denna lyckliga förändring tillskref modern i tysthet den unga flickans närvaro. Derför stred hon mot det i grunden ofördelaktiga första intrycket, fullt besluten att öfvervinna det. Hon trodde icke att förhållandet emellan de unga skulle bli af den beskaffenhet, att det för allvar grep in i någonderas lif; men hon gladde sig vid tanken på att det kanske kunde spela en afgörande roll i sonens utveckling. »Vet du hvem här har varit på besök i förmiddag?» frågade hon muntert. Han gick fram till henne och klappade henne till hälften smeksamt till
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