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Förvillelser
by Hjalmar Söderberg
Förvillelser is a novel by Hjalmar Söderberg, published in 1895. It is a psychological novel that explores the themes of love, jealousy, and the human condition. The novel is considered to be a part of Söderberg’s late, naturalistic period.
Hon var så generad över det hon sagt, att hon hade gråten i halsen då hon slutade. Tomas var lugnad. -- Nej, Greta, du dömer mig orätt, svarade han så allvarsamt som möjligt. Hon såg tvivlande på honom; därefter skildes de och gingo åt var sitt håll. Tomas tog vägen genom Berzelii park. Skuggan låg tyst och mörk under trädens ännu friska, blåaktigt djupgröna bladverk. Plötsligt stannade han. Var det icke Ellen, som kom emot honom därborta... I sin urblekta gråa kappa... Jo, visst var det Ellen! Det var för sent att vända om, och det fanns ingen sidogång i närheten, som han kunde slå in på... Vad skulle han säga henne? Han hade icke sett henne på över en månad. Sedan hade han skrivit till henne, att det måste vara slut. Han borrade ögonen i marken och gick rakt fram. Då han åter såg upp, var hon borta. Han vek av in i den trånga, krokiga gränden vid judiska synagogan och kom fram till Kungsträdgården. Klockan var nyss tolv. De ännu sommartomma alléernas sandgångar lågo kalkvita i förmiddagens skarpa ljus, glest beskuggade av de halvvuxna trädens små neddammade, runda kronor. Utanför dramatiska teatern stodo
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