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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.
flickan fick hon här igen, lifslefvande. Något bortskämdt och tilltagset--kyla--en sjelfkär djerfhet. Och den feta, goda frun hade sagt ett par ord som med ens gaf denna bild sitt ljus: _en tom dansdocka_.-- Alma mötte henne vid stationen i Lund. Hennes glädje öfver återseendet var uppriktig och okonstlad. Hon hade tårar i ögonen. Och vid sidan af fru Zimmermann vandrade hon genom stadens gator, förbi sina bekanta, i hvilkas uppspärrade ögon hon kunde läsa ett frågande: hvem är den höga, allvarliga damen, som fröken Hagberg går med. Hon talade och skämtade, var i det mest strålande humör. Men fru Zimmermann var kall. Ändtligen nådde de stadshuset, der Alma beställt rum. Och förmiddagen släpade sig fram, trögt och tungt. I detta stela, otrefliga hotellrum bodde ingen förtrolighet. Vid middagstiden väntades William; modern hade berättat att hon telegraferat till honom. »Går du till tåget?» frågade hon den unga. »Ja, naturligtvis. Går du inte med?» »Nej. Jag är trött. Jag vill helst slippa.» Hon trodde ännu att om de blott finge träffas och tala med hvarandra
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