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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.
kunde hon icke neka henne; dertill hade detta ljusa hufvud alltför ofta legat vid hennes hjerta. Men något mera kunde hon icke ge. De skulle drifvas ifrån hvarandra så långt att hon icke skulle kunna nå att stödja henne. Och hon skulle glida handlöst ur förhållande i förhållande. »Jag kan icke hjelpa dig--det måste komma inifrån genom arbete och viljeansträngning.» »Jag vet det», sade den unga sakta. »Och det gör mig ängslig--för det är just viljekraft jag saknar!--Tycker du jag skulle gifta mig?» »Med hvem...?» »Åh...der är en grosshandlare, som...» Det stack till inom moderns bröst och hon kände en isande kyla strömma igenom sig. »Ja, gift dig med honom--ju förr dess hellre...» När hon blef ensam satte hon sig ner vid bordet, stödde båda armbågarne deremot och lutade sitt hufvud emot sina händer. Återigen såg hon framför sig det bleka ansigtet med dess beherskade, smärtfyllda drag. Hennes gosse! Hennes stackars gosse. Så var då hans vackra dröm ohjelpligt förbi; och den gamla tomheten skulle stirra emot honom igen, nu liksom förr--nej, nu ännu ohyggligare än förr, derför att ömhetsbegäret nu en gång hade vaknat. Hon grep hastigt efter brefpapper och penna. Hon ville skrifva till
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