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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.
ett stycke av tyget tätt under ögonen, ty han var närsynt. -- Var bor din skräddare? frågade han. -- Det talar jag inte om, svarade Gabel med ett urbant småleende, på en gång smickrad och stött. Baron Grothusen var utomordentligt ful, men han hade en mycket vacker figur. Tomas slog i brännvinet; det var Eksjö. Han slog endast i halva glas. Mortimer talade om prins Eugens tavlor på senaste utställningen; han var särskilt förtjust i "Det gamla slottet". Samtidigt följde han med ögonen Tomas' rörelser; så fort denne ställt ifrån sig brännvinsflaskan, fattade han den med en elegant handrörelse, och utan att göra något avbrott i den mening han nyss påbörjat slog han sitt glas så demonstrativt fullt, att det rann över. En kypare snävade och föll framstupa med en stor bricka, full av glas och buteljer. Det var en helt ung gosse, han kämpade med gråten. Hovmästaren skyndade till. Han hade den stramt korrekta hållning, som betyder, att all bestraffning uppskjutes till ett lämpligare tillfälle. Veterinärerna hurrade ånyo, denna gång i takt. Det hade hållits ett tal. Man hade kommit till kaffet. Mortimer och Hall drucko visky, Tomas och
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