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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.
nere lik en stor terrass med ljus och lyktor--alldeles samma utsigt som häruppe-ifrån--den jag från början afundats dig. Och der i det innersta rummet behöfver man bara lyfta ögonen från sitt stora vackra skrifbord--och den ligger framför en. Och så rummet med hvilstolar och draperier, chäslong och bokskåp... Ingenting fattas... Mer än fågeln i buren, förstås!» »Hyresgästen, menar du»--det sades i en iskall ton--»åh han kommer nog. Jag skall annonsera mellan jul och nyår.» Hon var en smula blekare än vanligt, men fullkomligt lugn. Sonens sarkasmer tycktes hvarken framkalla vrede eller ledsnad. Hon kastade dem blott ifrån sig med en främmande afvisande stolthet. Men just detta retade. Det var liksom en förödmjukelse för honom i det. »Kan det aldrig bli nog med hyckleri!» utropade han. »Vill du neka till att det var för mig du inredde rummen?» »Nej, jag nekar icke till förbrytelsen», sade hon med en ansats till humor, som dock strax försvann. »Men du vill icke ha dem. Ja--så hyr jag ut dem till någon annan. Voilà tout. Det är ingenting att tala om.»
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