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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.
sådana tillfällen». Och inom sig hörde hon den feta, goda fruns ord: en tom dansdocka. Men hon kunde icke tro på denna känslolöshet; den var så främmande för hennes egen natur, att hon icke kunde förstå den; hon misstänkte att den var spelad eller åtminstone inbillad, »Om han stannat kvar», sade hon sakta, »hade nog allt blifvit godt igen. »Nej. Aldrig som förr. Jag tycker om att höra honom tala, jag tycker om att han kallar mig sparfunge, men...» »Säg--har du icke en enda gång längtat efter en smekning?»--Hon såg den unga flickan forskande rakt in i ögonen, som ville hon hemta fram sanningen ur dem om också orden ljögo. »Nej», sade hon, och blicken och tonfallet var äkta. »Jag skulle bara ha känt vämjelse och motvilja.» »Det _är_ icke möjligt.» »Jo. Det har visst aldrig varit något; eller om det varit, är det åtminstone nu förbi.» »På en enda månad?» »Ja. Jag trodde alltid att det skulle ta slut, men jag trodde inte att det skulle gå så fort.» Fru Zimmermann satt och såg på denna bleksigtiga lilla kvinnomenniska, som stirrade henne så rakt i ansigtet och sade: »det har visst aldrig varit något». Hon satt och slets af det häftiga och lifsvarma i sin egen
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