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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.
dagen derpå skulle familjen upplösas. Alma skulle resa tillbaka till Skåne. Den kvällen var skymningen lång. Modern låg på chäslongen, Alma satt i en stol vid hennes sida och William hade sträckt sig ut på en björnhud, med hufvudet hvilande på sin flickas fötter.--Timme efter timme skred långsamt fram, glödskenet från kaminen mattades af och dog bort, men de tände icke ljus. Och minnena från de flydda månaderna drogo förbi i ett sammanhängande, oöfverskådligt tåg. Till sist reste modern sig upp, tog på sig kappa och hatt och gick ut. Hon ville att de unge skulle ha en stund för sig sjelfve. Länge sedan hon gått låg William kvar i samma ställning som förr. Tusentals tankar korsade sig i hans hjerna och känslorna stormade genom hans blod. Hans begär att taga henne i sin famn, öfverhölja henne med brännande kyssar blef häftigare och häftigare för hvarje sekund; men han betvang det med uppbjudande af hela sin viljekraft. Lugn, lugn måste han vara; och han måste tänka klart. Han älskade denna unga kvinna och han trodde sig älskad tillbaka; för dem båda var den yttre ceremonien intet, känslans innerlighet allt. Hvad
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