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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.
aborre och saftsoppa»--eller något liknande. Och då visste hon hvad som väntade henne. »Kokt aborre? Några små, magra pinnar med ben i? Och saftsoppa! Åt folk som arbetat med hjernan fyra timmar å rad! Nej, min bästa Molly, det duger inte.» Och vänd till modern fortsatte han: »Hvad menar du om att låta hissa oss ner till Pelikanen?» Modern sade aldrig nej. Hon hade en alltför stor svaghet för dessa små källarmiddagar på två-man-hand. Hon var så stolt öfver att få gå ut i sällskap med sonen och bli behandlad alldeles som en kamrat. De betalte alltid hvar för sig. När han inga pengar hade kunde han låna ett par kronor, som han regelbundet återlemnade dagen derpå. Och när han hade pengar föll det honom aldrig in att bjuda; detta gaf frihet åt deras förhållande och gjorde att han icke kände sig ligga modern till last. Emellertid plågade det henne att han, som alltid var så noggrann med att betala igen hvarje lånad krona, icke ville taga betaldt för det arbete han nedlade på bearbetningen af hennes anteckningar. Hon hade en af de
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