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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.
var deras julglädje förspilld. »Man får väl göra dem till viljes», sade hon. Dagen före julaftonen reste hon, inpackad i pelsrock och schalar, följd till tåget af majorskan, hos hvilken hon varit inackorderad, och af William och fru Zimmermann, hos hvilken hon, enligt öfverenskommelse, skulle bo när hon kom tillbaka. Rummet innanför matsalen hade inredts till den nättaste lilla fågelbur; och i all hemlighet hade fru Zimmermann också sagt upp hyresgästen i dubletten. Hon var säker på att sonen _nu_ skulle mottaga tillbudet att få hyra dem. »Vill du tillbringa aftonen hos mig i morgon?» frågade hon då de gingo från stationen; de hade icke talat om den saken förr. »Naturligtvis»--han stack förtroligt sin arm in under hennes--»hvar skulle jag annars vara?» »Åh jag tänkte--» Hon framkastade det endast på skämt; men han afbröt henne. »Du får inte tänka sådana dumheter!»--Och han skakade hennes arm med låtsad häftighet, liksom i vrede. Den julaftonen stod sedan kvar i bådas minne med en stämning af något ljust och varmt, något festligt och gladt--den samhörighetskänsla, den trygghet, den frihet från förställning och den glädje vid att få gifva,
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