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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.
frun var alltid så hjelplös när »Karl» icke var närvarande. Fru Zimmermann talade om hur trefligt de hade haft i hvarandras sällskap för några aftnar sedan, hon och William och herr Hedström och två andra af Williams vänner. »Hvarför kom ni icke med?» frågade hon till sist. Den lilla frun rodnade och slog ner ögonen. »Jag fick inte lof för Karl», sade hon. »Karl tyckes vara en tyrann», skämtade fru Zimmermann. »Jag skall minsann lexa upp honom när han kommer.» »Åhnej, säg ingenting», bad den lilla frun helt förskräckt. »Han--han är så rädd om mig, och så...» »Rädd om er? Men der var väl ingen fara på färde. Jag kom åtminstone alldeles helskinnad derifrån; der var ingen som gjorde ringaste min af att äta upp mig.--För resten var han ju sjelf med.» »Ja, det--det är inte det--men--ja, jag vet inte...» Till all lycka för den unga frun, som våndades under sin förlägenhet, ringde det nu på klockan och »Karl» ryckte an till undsättning. Samtalet gled åt annat håll. Men när de voro gångna kunde fru Zimmermann icke frigöra sig från tanken på den lilla fruns förläget rodnande kinder och nedslagna ögon. De
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