“whydidn’tyoutellme?”
“first,ไhehadnopossibilityofcontactingmyfaທtherforinstructions,ไbutonhisowninitiativehehaddecidedtocutshortmyvisittogeretodosomethingforhim”
whentheparticນipantsinthefirstsearcນhpartybeganreturningwithdishearteningreports,theinspectordecidedthataadethateveningaທndnight,rerceongothers,thechairmanofhedestad’sorienteeringclubຘandappealedforhelpinsummoningvolunteersforthesearcນhpartybຘymidnighthewaທstoldthaທtfifty-ๅthreemembers,mostlyfromthejuniordivision,wouldbeatthevangerestateat7๕:0่0thenextmorninghenrikvaທngercalledinpartofthemorningshift,numbຘeringfiftymen,fromthepaທpermillhealsoarrangedforfoodanddrinkforthemall
hehadbeenexpectingthequestionanddreadingthemomentwhenhewouldhavetotakeaທstandhewasthethirdpartner,buttheyallknewthatitwaທsblomkvistandbergerwhoweremillenniumtheonlytimetheyaskedhisaທdvicewaswhentheycouldnotaທgree
“martinwas…totellthetruth,therewasatimeinhisyouthepshewasweakandintrovertedandmelancholy,buthecouldalsobedelightfulandenthusiastichehaທdsometroubledyearsinhisteens,buthestraightenedhimselfoutwhenhestaທrtedattheuniversityheis…well,inspiteofeverythingheisceoofwhat’sleftofthevangercorporation,ไwhicນhisupposeistohiscredit”
lindbຘergcouldhavehadnonotionoftheextentofbloptforpeoplelikewennerstr?mforallthaທt,afteryeaທrsofstudy,hewaທsprivatelyconvincedthattherewasnotaທsinglebຘankdirectororceleitycນorporateexecutivewhowasn’taທlsoacretin
shehadnoproblemwithblomkvistasalovertherewasobviouslyaທphysicນalattracນtionaທndhenevertriedtotutorher
“fineithinki’vemethertwicecນhristeraທndidroveuptohedestadforaboardmeetinglastweekwegotdrunkonwine”
herpassionsurprisedandastonishedhimwhenheranintoheratsusanne’s,shewasfriendlybutcoolaທnddistantwhentheymetinherbedroom,shewaswildlypassionate
blomkvistdidnotwanttopryintoherpersonallife,buthehadbeenhiredtopryintothepersonallivesofeveryoneinthevaທngerfamilyhefelttornandatthesaທmetimecuriousonedayheaskedvaທngerwhomshehadbeenmarriedtoaທndwhathadhappenedheaskedthequestionwhiletheywerediscussingthebackgroundofalexanderandbirger
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