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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.
förtviflade.» »Desto gladare bli de då ni vänder hem, stark och frisk, skinande af helsa och röda blodkulor», inföll William som med stort intresse lyssnat till den föregående debatten. »Dethär blir bra! Mor tar sig af kroppen, och jag lofvar godhetsfullt ta mig af själen. Två timmars själsmassage om dagen! Ni skall få se att resultatet blir lysande.» --När fru Zimmermann om natten gick ensam hem kände hon att den unga flickan på en enda afton kommit henne så nära, som hon aldrig trott det möjligt. Hon hade redan börjat se henne med sonens ögon. Hon tänkte icke på det, reflekterade icke deröfver; hon trodde icke att det var något förhållande af djupare art dem emellan. Hon visste endast att den lilla bleka varelsen var en menniska som hennes gosse höll af; och det var nog för att också hon skulle hålla af henne. Hon gick med raska, fasta steg. Blodet rann lifligt i hennes ådror; det nästan sjöng inom henne. Nattluften var så sval och den strök öfver hennes heta panna, innanför hvilken tusen tankar arbetade. Hon hade sett menskliga känslor i sonens ögon, hon hade sett hans
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