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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.
vingslagen af tillvarons stora, mäktiga, bländande härlighet--som jag själf intet vet af. Min vanmakt trycker mig till jorden. Jag känner mig så fattig--så fattig. _W. Z._ Mellan jul och nyår flyttade William in i dubletten och en af de första dagarne i Januari kom Alma tillbaka från Skåne. Hon hade med tre rader besvarat Williams bref och underrättat honom om dagen för sin ankomst. Han lemnade brefvet till modern och hon läste det. »Går du med till tåget?» sade han. »Nej.» Det första återseendet skulle de unge ha för sig sjelfve. Molly hade frukostbordet festligt dukadt när droskan höll för dörren. Alma gick strax upp på sitt rum för att göra en smula toalett, öfverlåtande åt William att taga hand om bagaget. Just som han och Molly kommo uppför trapporna släpande på en stor koffert i sitt anletes svett, öppnade modern entrédörren. Hon kom ofrivilligt att le vid denna syn. »_Det_ hade jag aldrig trott att jag skulle få se.» »Inte?» sade han skämsamt och gladt, men synbarligen en smula förlägen. Han var som en helt annan menniska, ytterligheterna hade slagit öfver i
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