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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.
liknade en helig vördnad; och som hon gick der omkring i hans rum, fri och otvungen, anade han för första gången att han älskade henne. Detta gaf hans sätt emot henne vid detta hennes första besök en anstrykning af ridderlig uppmärksamhet som det aldrig skulle ha fallit honom in att bevisa henne under andra omständigheter och som just stod i skarp kontrast mot den utmanande, frivola jargong, som han begagnade gentemot unga damer ute i sällskapslifvet. »Gud hvad ni är hygglig!» sade hon småleende. »Trodde ni inte det?»--Hans ton var skämtsam men med en underklang af ömhet. »Åhjo. Det _visste jag_ nog; det _vet ni_ nog!» När de kommo ner på gatan igen fick han plötsligt ett infall: »Ska' vi gå och helsa på min mor? Ta henne med ut och äta kväll i gropen?» Hennes ansigte lyste upp af glädje och hon tvärstannade: »Det skulle vara bra roligt», sade hon ifrig. »Men jag vet inte om jag törs.» »Törs? Ah, hvad är det för snack. Inte bryr majorskan sig om det, när ni säger att ni har varit ute i sällskap med fru Zimmermann.» »Majorskan bryr _jag_ mig inte om. Men hvad ska' er mor tänka? Det är
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