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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.
jernvägskupé, fram emot sitt ensamma, toma, ödsliga lif. Hon hade icke öra för, att i detta öfverretade skratt gömde sig en saknad lika djup som hennes egen. Starkare och starkare växte bitterheten inom henne och till sist tyckte hon nästan att hon hatade denna lilla varelse, som för en månad sedan varit henne kär som det käraste hon egde i verlden. Men vid sidan om denna känsla bodde också en annan: hon var nyfiken. Hon ville veta hvad som tilldragit sig mellan de unge. Hon ville lura ut Almas hemlighet för att möjligen kunna använda den till fördel för sin son. »Vill du gå med upp till mig?» sade hon derför då de stannat utanför hotellet. »Ja, gerna.» Det var ingen konst att få Alma att berätta. Nu, sedan William rest, var det som om något af den gamla förtroligheten kommit igen. Hon framlade allt för modern med en omisstänksam öppenhjertighet; hon anade icke, att denna kvinna, som varit hennes bäste vän och till hvilken hon närde ett barns oinskränkta tillit, nu satt der som en fiende och utspionerade henne. Strax efter middagen, som mor och son intagit i hvarandras sällskap, hade William aflägsnat sig. Modern fick nu bekräftelse på, hvad hon
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