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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.
att göra henne till sin maka ännu i denna stund. Det gick en rysning genom hela hans kropp från hjessan och ner öfver ryggen då han tänkt denna tanke till slut. Så kände han hennes hand på sitt hufvud, hon hade böjt sig ner och strök öfver hans hår. »Du darrar?» sade hon; och den mjuka, vackra rösten hade en ovanlig klang af ömhet. I samma ögonblick var det som om de pinsamt spända nerverna med ens slappades genom hela hans varelse och som om allt hvad det fans i hans väsen af innerlighet och värme trängt sig samman i en enda punkt till venster i bröstet. För första gång kom känslan af ansvar öfver honom; det stod med ens så klart för hans medvetande att lidelsens ögonblickliga tillfredsställande icke var allt, att den endast skulle lemna efter sig en så mycket djupare tomhet om det icke från den stunden då hon blef hans rann upp en ny period i deras lif, om de icke från den stunden finge lefva tillhopa, dela glädje och sorg, önskningar och förhoppningar--om han icke alltifrån den stunden ständigt finge ha henne i sin närhet, så att han kunde svepa sin tillgifvenhet skyddande omkring henne och med sin
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