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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.
»Du blir ensam dam--törs du?» fortsatte han i en lindrigt sarkastisk ton, men med en anstrykning af godmodigt skälmeri. Törs! Om hon tordes gå till sin egen son!--Jo tack, hon skulle nog komma.-- Han hade arrangerat det så festligt som möjligt med kulörta lyktor och en stor röd lampskärm. Det var en dämpad och varm belysning och der såg trefligt ut. Tre unga män sutto vid bordet när hon trädde in. William tog emot och presenterade. Den ene var herr Hedström, den andre en blek konstkritiker med binocle och den tredje »herr Wahlberg, snobbfrö och artistämne--idiot för resten». Det var den långbente individen hvars mun icke räckte till. William bjöd på kaffe, riktigt starkt och godt kaffe. Han hade sjelf varit ute på förmiddagen och köpt ett halft skålpund af det bästa han kunde komma öfver, och han hade uttryckligen förbehållit sig att värdinnan utan hänsyn till sina egne principer för kaffekokning skulle lägga det alltsammans i kitteln. Han ville prestera ett riktigt öfverklasskaffe. För öfrigt bestod kalaset af en flaska Maraschino och ett franskt päron pr man.
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