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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.
hvarmed han vakade öfver att det aldrig skulle smyga sig in mellan dem ett band, som kunde bli tryckande, gjorde att hon kunde hängifva sig åt det behag hon kände i hans sällskap och vid hans smekningar utan betänkligheter och utan skrupler. Det kom aldrig till någon förklaring emellan dem: »Jag vet att jag skulle ångra mig i samma ögonblick ordet hunnit ut om min mun», sade hon. Och han beundrade hennes uppriktighet och _tog_ utan protest det ofödda ordet direkte från hennes läppar. Han tyckte också sjelf att detta var mera fint och innerligt; ordet sjelft var så kallt och groft. Ibland kunde han likväl icke låta bli att fråga: »Säg--känner du det inte nu som om du kunde bli min?» Men hon svarade alltid undvikande. I familjens lif var allt gemensamt; medlemmarne läste hvarandras bref och delade hvarandras hemligheter. Alma var den enda som gömde sina bref. Men detta kom sig icke af brist på förtroende; det sade hon ofta sjelf och William trodde henne. Han var nyfiken men ville icke vara enträgen. Han antog att der i brefven från fadern och mostern fans ställen som
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