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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 gav honom en milt tillrättavisande spark på smalbenet med sin lilla knubbiga, handskskinnskodda fot. Hennes ansikte hade fått ett stramt, korrekt, nästan förnärmat uttryck. -- Aj, sade Mortimer. Fru Wenschen satt med rynkad panna. -- Jag tycker inte om att ha herr Hammer till visavi, återtog hon med solfjädern för munnen. Han ser ut som vårt onda samvete. Mortimer hörde henne icke. Han hade fallit i tankar, med blicken ut i luften, som det emellanåt hände honom. Han hade ansiktsuttrycket hos en man, som ansträngt lyssnar till en anekdot, åt vilken alla skratta, och i vilken han uppfattat allt, utom själva poängen. Hammer hade en viss möda med att underhålla sin dam, fröken Dorff, en ung sångerska. Han var fullkomligt omusikalisk och kunde alltså icke tala om musik. Karl Hammer var anställd på konsul Arvidsons kontor; dessutom var han släkt med honom på långt håll. Han var en mycket blek man på ett par och trettio år, med ljust, nästan vitaktigt hår och stålblå ögon. Det var numera endast få som erinrade sig, att han för en del år tillbaka hade givit ut ett häfte noveller av den art, att de
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