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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.
tokig. Det var omöjligt för hans kvicksilfvernatur att vara stilla. Han måste byta plats, vara fri öfver sina armar som öfver sina tankar.» »I den punkten förstår jag honom!» sade sonen med öfvertygelse.» »Derför blef jag hans sekreterare och deraf har jag också mina språkkunskaper. Han talade främmande språk med lätthet, men hade aldrig tålamod att lära sig skrifva dem korrekt. Det måste jag.» »Och han borde ha blifvit vetenskapsman--lärd--per--professor!» citerade sonen med ett vanvördigt litet skratt. Nu förstod hon hvad han menade. »I sitt fack--naturvetenskapen», svarade hon med skärpa. »Som entomolog var han både känd och erkänd.» Hon slöt läpparne hårdt och samtalet var afklippt. Det blef en lång paus och William började se brydd ut. »Vill du inte också bli min sekreterare?» sade han och strök sakta med sin hand öfver hennes, som hvilade på bordet. Hon såg upp. Detta var första gången något likt en smekning funnit väg mellan dem. Hans sätt att afbedja var så klumpigt intagande och så rörande tafatt; hon blef alldeles afväpnad. »När mamma berättar för barnet får barnet icke vara elakt», sade hon
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Style is a very simple matter; it is all rhythm. Once you get that, you can't use the wrong words.
– Virginia Woolf
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– Gustave Flaubert
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