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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.
kylan hade smält. Han var räddad. Han skulle icke gå förlorad. ELFTE KAPITLET. Fru Zimmermann halflåg i sin bekväma stol; hon hade en af sina mörka stunder. De kommo icke ofta på: men när de grepo henne var det alltid med en naturmakts våldsamhet och då var allt i verlden svart. Hela dagen hade hon kämpat emot sin förstämning; men den hade mer och mer tagit öfverhand och striden hade mattat hennes krafter så att hon nu helt och hållet dukat under. Förskjutas, fösas undan, slängas bort som ett plagg man icke har bruk för--detta skulle nu bli hennes lott. Och denna lilla, ytliga varelse, i hvilken intet bodde, skulle tränga sig in på den plats hon sjelf så länge sträfvat efter att vinna, sträfvat efter med hela sin mörka energi, längtat efter med hvarje fiber i sin varelse. Allt hvad hon drömt om att kunna få att gro och spira, allt hvad hon hoppats få se slå ut i blom, allt skulle denna främmande kvinna komma och taga, kanske med likgiltiga händer--kanske för att strax kasta det bort. Ju mer hon tänkte deröfver, dess mer öfvergick detta sista till visshet; och hon upprepade det krampaktigt för sig sjelf, med
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