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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.
helst velat, att hon i deras förbindelse icke hade sett något annat än han, en vårlig förlustelse för ett ungt och susande blod. Det hade blivit en disig luft, ur vilken gasens lågor lyste fram, omgivna av stora, rödaktiga nebulosor. Tomas fixerade oavbrutet den fil av ansikten, som drog förbi i skenet av den närmaste lyktan. Han kände sig redan som en man med erfarenhet om världen och kvinnorna, och han trodde sig spåra heta och otillåtna drömmar bakom de långfransade ögonlocken i varje blekt flickansikte, som strålade upp i gasens ljus. Nästan varje minut såg han på klockan. Hon närmade sig redan halv nio. Tomas tyckte sig redan känna den frestande kvava luften i det lilla undangömda hotellrum, till vilket han och Ellen så gott som varje afton brukade smyga sig bort, och i vilket den breda, vita sängen nästan upptog halva utrymmet. Klockan hade slagit tio då Tomas kom hem. Ellen vågade icke vara hemifrån längre; hennes mor skulle ha kunnat misstänka något. Familjen satt ännu vid lampan i salen, utom Greta, som hade gått och lagt sig. Det stod ännu dukat åt Tomas; han drack en kopp te och åt ett
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