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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.
hon--den andra--skulle narra honom, förr eller senare. Det hon sjelf, hans mor, skulle ha vårdat som en ömtålig planta i sin tillgifvenhets varma atmosfer, skulle denna lilla, känslolösa varelse utan barmhertighet låta vissna bort och dö ut. Hon låg och hetsade upp sig i denna stämning och hennes fantasi målade allt i de mörkaste färger. Hon vred sig under plågorna. Det bultade för hennes tinningar och alltsomoftast flög en frossbrytning genom hennes kropp så att hon kom att hacka tänder som i köld.--Hon visste mycket väl hvad det var som låg bakom--en mors svartsjuka egoism--med detta medvetande gjorde icke hennes lidande mindre. Timme försvann efter timme. Molly kom och budade till middagen; hon gick in i matrummet men kunde intet förtära. Ett par glas vin var det enda hon lyckades pressa ner; så återtog hon sin förra plats i arbetsrummet. Hon var trött som efter en genomvakad natt; nerverna, som förut varit spända till det yttersta, hade slappats, men de skälfde ännu som strängarne i ett piano efter ett lidelsefullt och besjäladt föredrag.
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