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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.
natur.» »Tror ni då han af naturen är sådan?» »Nej. Snarare motsatsen. Jag tror att han i sjelfva verket är sällsynt vek och blödig--och att han valt sin mask derför, att den skyddar.» »Tror ni han haft någon sorg?» Hennes stora hand hvilade på bordet och hon betraktade uppmärksamt en liten fläck på dess skifva. Hon gned den af med fingret utan att se upp. »Antagligen har han haft det. Det ha ju alla. Kanske har den satt djupare märke i honom än i andra; men det vet jag ingenting om.» »Ni anar heller ingenting?» »Nej. Han håller allting för sig sjelf. Han är så van att vara ensam.» Der flög en skyggt forskande blick fram under moderns sänkta panna. Det var som om hon misstänkt att den talande haft en dold undermening i sina ord, men hans ansigte hade intet som tydde härpå. Det hade samma välvilliga, undfallande uttryck som förut. »Ja, det är olyckan», sade hon blott. Men strax derefter kom det, som en ångest, man icke kan hålla tillbaka: »När jag icke såg honom trodde jag allting var bra...» »Det hade kanske inte hjelpt om ni varit med honom», sade vännen, som förstod hennes tankegång.
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