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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.
anat, att han då hade sökt upp Alma i hennes bostad. Den unga flickan beskref deras möte; och ur hennes ord slog kylan vid detta möte omisskänneligt fram. Sjelfbeherskningen hade icke ett enda ögonblick lemnat honom i sticket och de hade talat lugnt om sitt förhållande till hvarandra. Men han var sig icke lik sådan han varit under den sista tiden i Stockholm; han hade åter blifvit den William Zimmermann hon mindes från deras första sammanträffande i Lysekil. Hans ansigte hade återtagit sitt ironiska verldsföraktar-uttryck; men under röstens sarkastiska klang hade hon då och då förnummit en dallring som vittnade om att dess köld var tillkämpad. Hon hade sagt honom allt; hon hade blottat sitt inre för honom och han hade förstått att hon var uppriktig då hon sade att hon icke älskade honom, ty han hade icke gjort något försök att värma henne med en smekning. ...»Och det högaktar jag honom för», sade hon till sist. »De fleste män skulle inte ha gjort som han; vid sådana tillfällen har en man ingen stolthet.» Fru Zimmermann satt och undrade öfver detta barn, som talade med ett sådant förakt och en sådan erfarenhet om männens brist på stolthet »vid
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