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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.
Så länge jag trodde att hon älskade dig, så länge var hon mig kär. Jag skulle velat göra allt för henne, jag vet icke hvad jag skulle velat ge henne af tacksamhet. Mina ögon att leka med, tror jag.--Jag gråter så att brefvet är en enda dimma, jag kan i mitt lif aldrig bli en fundersam och afmätt trästock, som alla andra. Jag kan gifva mig utseende deraf, ty jag är stolt; men bryter min häftighet en gång igenom är den omöjlig att hejda. Hon vet det. Hon vet att jag blöder invärtes af den smärta hon tillfogat mig, hon vet att jag mäktar intet emot henne derför att all min viljekraft icke kan vända om hennes snusförnuftiga lilla sinne. Hon kan triumfera öfver oss båda-- Hon känner det finaste och vackraste i mitt lif, hon känner mitt förflutna och hon har en lång lefnad framför sig--hon skall kunna afhandla det med alla sina kommande fästmän. Hon har kommit mig så förbannadt--jag menar så af hjertat, eller af Gud eller af mitt eget inre förbannadt nära och--ordet måste fram!--_Jag hatar henne!_ Jag vet att jag är låg och oädel. Ja, ja, ja! Men får jag icke vara det så låt mig gå. Hon smög sig in mellan oss under falsk lösen: hon sade att hon älskade
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