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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.
henne det i ansigtet, ifall hon försökte ge luft åt sin medkänsla, som alltid skulle förbli främmande och obegriplig för hans kalla skepsis. Hon såg honom redan i inbillningen förvrida sin mun till en sarkasm och framslunga det der enda, uddhvassa ordet, som hon fruktade: _sentimentalitet_. Och ändå--hvilken underlig dubbelnatur han var. Satt han nu icke sjelf derborta--skeptikern--och var sentimental som trots någon. Men för minsta vidrörande, minsta antydan om att man förstod hans sinnesstämning, minsta försök till ett närmande skulle han krympa samman som en sensitiva och förskansa sig bakom en sarkasm eller ett hånfullt smil. Hon reste sig tyst och gick några slag af och an på golfvet. »Nej, nu får man hafva ljus», sade hon och gjorde min af att slå på gongongen. Han bad henne vänta. »Det skär så i ögonen; och jag ska strax gå. Der är première i kväll på dramatiskan--en tysk farce.» När han gått satte hon sig att skrifva till herr Hedström och bad honom skaffa sig den omnämda boken. Herr Hedström kom sjelf upp med den. Han ansåg det vara sin pligt att
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