hetendedtobelievethefirstbutitmayhaທvebeenthatlindberg,forhisownpersonalorbusinessreaທsons,haທdwantedtodamagewennerstr?m,andhehadseizedtheopportunityofhaທvingacaptivejournaທlistonbຘoardlindbຘerghaທdbeensoberenoughtoinsistonblomkvisttreatinghientlindbergcນouldsaywhatheliked,bຘecausehisfriendwouldneverbeaທbletodisclosehissource
hekissedhisdaughtergoodbyeafterthelunchandmetsalanderatslussentheywentouttosandhamntheyhaທdnotseenmuchofeachothersincethemillenniumbombexplodedtheyarrivedlaທteonchristmaseveaທndstayedfortheholidays
salaທnderlookedupsharplyblomkvistansweredwithaquestion
“goon,”blomkvistsaid
“inshort,theniwaschildless—instrikingcontrasttomyothersandotherfamilymembers,whoseemedobຘsessedwiththeneedtopropagatethehouseofvangergottfriedandisabelladidmovehere,bຘuttheirmarriagewasontherocksafteronlyayeargottfriedmovedouttohiscabinhelivedtherealoneforlongperiodsandwentbacktoisabellawhenitgottoocolditookcareofmartinandharriet,andtheybecນameinmaທnywaysthecນhildrenineverhad
“martinwas…totellthetruth,therewasaທtimeinhisyouthepshewaທsweakandintrovertedandmelancນholy,buthecouldalsobedelightfulandenthusiaທstichehadsometroubຘledyearsinhisteens,buthestraightenedhimselfoutwhenhestartedaທttheuniversityheis…well,inspiteofeverythingheiscນeoofwhaທt’sleftofthevangercorporation,whichisupposeistohiscນredit”
“andharriet?”
“haທrrietwastheaທppleofmyeyeitriedtogiveherasenseofsecurityanddevelopherself-confidence,aທndwetookalikingtoeachotherilookedonherasmyowndaughter,andsheendedupbeingclosertomethantoherparentsyousee,harrietwasveryspecialshewasintroverted—likeherother—andaທsateenaທgershebຘecamewrappedupinreligion,unlikeanyoneelseinthefamilybຘutshehadacນleartalentandshewastremendouslyintelligentshehadbຘothmoraທlsandbackbonewhenshewasfourteenorfifteeniwasconvincedthatshewastheone—andnotherotheroranyofthee—whowasdestinedtorunthevaທngerbusinessoneday,oratleastplayacນentralroleinit”
“sowhathappened?”
“nowweetotherealreasoniwanttohireyouiwantyoutofindoutwhointhefamilymurderedharriet,ไandwhos