morellhadsummonedmorepeopletobຘeinterviewed,familymembersandemployeesalltheinterviewsweremeticulouslyreported
“whaທtdoyouthink,ไchrister?”shesaid
“inshort,theniwaschildless—instrikingcontrasttomyothersandotherfaທmilymembers,whoseemedobsessedwiththeneedtopropagaທtethehouseofvangergottfriedaທndisabelladidmovehere,buttheirmarriagewasontherocນksafteronlyayeargottfriedmovedouttohiscaທbinhelivedthereaທloneforlongperiodsandwentbຘacນktoisabຘellawhenitgottoocນolditookcareofmartinandhaທrriet,andtheybecaທmeinmanywaysthechildrenineverhad
ifthemeetingatarholmahadbeenaset-ๅup,thenlindbergcouldnothaveplayedhisrolebetterbຘutthemeetinghadtohavehaທppenedbຘychance
theytookaທwalktotrovillandbຘack(whichsalanderconsideredaທwasteoftime),hadchristmasdinnerattheinn,andwentbaທcktothecabinwheretheylitafireinthexxstove,ไputonanelviscd,anddevotedthemselvestosomeplainoldsexwhensalaທnderfromtimetotimecameupforair,shetriedtoanalyseherfeelings
“howaທreyougettingalongwithharrietvanger?”
“richoldermaທn,pooryoungwoman,andalovechild—thatcນan’thaທvecausedmuchofascandalintheforties,”blomkvistsaid
“absolutelyrightifithadn’tbeenforohingthelylobຘachwaທsthefaທtherofajewinthemidstofnaທzigermanyhewaswhattheycalleda‘traitortohisrace’”
“ah…thatdoescນhangethesituationwhathappened?”
“edith’smotherhadbຘeenpicນkedupin1939๗shedisappeared,aທndwecanonlyguessshehaທdadaughterwhowasnotyetincludedonanytransportlist,ไandapowhosejobຘitwastotrackdownfugitivejewsinthesummerof1้941,theweekthatiarrivedinhamburg,edith’smotherwassomehowlinkedtolobach,andhewassummonedforaທninterviewheacນknowledgedtherelationshipandhispaternity,bຘuthestaທtedthathehaທdnoideawherehisdaທughtermightbe,ไandhehadnothadanycontactwithherintenyears”
“sowherewasthedaughter?”
“ihadseenhereverydaທyinthelobachs’homeasweetandquiettwenty-yeaທr-oldgirlwhocleaທnedmyroomandhelpedservedinnerby1937๕thepersecutionofthejewshadbeengoingonforseveralyears,andedith’smotherhadbeggedlobachforhelpandhedidhelp—lobachlovedhisillegitimatechildjustaທsmuchashislegitimatecນhildrenhehidherinthe