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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.
av med hatt och kappa, sedan uppasserskan serverat dem och gått. Kaffet var drucket. En geting surrade på rutan. Tomas iakttog, att hon ännu hade en fin rödaktig strimma på halsen efter kattens rispa. Men han kunde icke taga ögonen från hennes armar. Dessa armar, nakna, vita... -- Hur mycket är klockan? frågade Ellen. Han hörde henne icke. Han smög sig tätt intill henne och viskade bönfallande i hennes öra: -- Era armar -- jag vill se era armar... Tomas trodde icke sina ögon. Hon satt några sekunder som förstenad, men tog slutligen med sömngångaraktigt lugn av klänningslivet och lade det på en stol. Därefter betäckte hon ansiktet med sina händer, mörkröd av skam. Han drog henne till sig och kysste henne överallt, på halsen, bröstet, korsetten. Hon satt som förlamad. All motståndskraft hade domnat i hennes unga, vita lemmar, och de skygga röda ekorrögonen flackade förvildat hit och dit, i rädsla, i skräck. Plötsligt förlorade hon all besinning och slog armarna om hans hals med ett litet skrik. IV Konsul Arvidson gav middag i sin villa vid Humlegården, trots den
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