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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.

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Modern
gnistrade mot solen. Och för att bereda honom en öfverraskning hade hon
köpt dolken och låtit gravera in hans initialer i skaftet.

När han kom till henne  förmiddagen låg den framme  bordet. Han tog
den, mönstrade den småleende, höll klingan upp mot ljuset och sade: »den
är vacker». Men  plötsligt fick han syn  initialerna och med en
hastig rörelse lade han den ifrån sig.

Denna tilltänkta öfverraskning verkade  honom som en fara, han hade
att värja sig emot. Och ju större begär han hade att bli egare af
föremålet, desto häftigare blef reaktionen emot detta begär.

Modern såg hans förändrade ansigtsuttryck men anade icke orsaken. Det
flög genom hennes hufvud en dunkel föreställning om att hon möjligen
utan att veta det hade kommit att vidröra någon ömtålig punkt i hans
förflutna och hennes samvete anklagade henne strax för tanklöshet och
ofinhet.

»Vill du icke hafva denfrågade hon skyggt.

»Nej.»

»,  behåller jag den sjelf. Monogrammet kan jag nog  ändradtHon försökte säga det i  likgiltig ton som möjligt, men missräkningen
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Typing out classical literature is not just an exercise in patience; it's a deeply immersive way to understand the rhythm, structure, and nuances of great writing. By manually reproducing the works of renowned authors, you engage with the text on a level that reading alone cannot offer. This method allows you to feel the flow of sentences, the choice of words, and the intricate construction of paragraphs that make these works timeless.

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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Prose is like hair; it shines with combing.

– Gustave Flaubert

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