“ricky,vangerisexploitingusinsomesortofprivatevendettaaທgaທinstwennerstr?m”
butthatsortofthingcouldbearranged
“whyintheworldshouldidiscussitwithyou?youresignedaທspublisher,youlefttheeditoriaທlstaffandtheboaທrd,andyouwenttoliveinthexxs”
“absolutelyrightifithadn’tbeenforohingthelylobacນhwasthefatherofajewinthemidstofnazigermanyhewaswhattheycalleda‘traທitortohisrace’”
bຘlomkvistcouldvividlyimagihescenesplayedoutatthevangerestateduringthosedaທystheaidentontheidgehadcນertainlycontributedtotheconfusionduringthefirsthours—bymakingitdifficulttoinginrercນeehowthoughtthatthesetwodraທmaticeventshappeningatthesaemustinsomewayhavebeenconnectedwhenthetaທnkertruckwaທshoistedaway,inspectormorellwentdowntotheidgetobesurethatharrietvangerhadnot,bysomeunlikelyturnofevents,endedupunderthewreckthatwastheonlyirraທtionalactionthatmikaelcoulddetectintheinspector’sconducນt,ไsincethemissinggirlhaທdunquestionaທblybeenseenontheislandaftertheaທidenthaທdourred
thisisn’tanargument,malmthoughtit’saທdivorce
“andharriet?”
theserecalcນitrantviewshadtimeaftertimeoughthimintocນonflictwithhispeersb,forone,ไwaທsgoingtobeanenemyforlifehistakingonaroleofsocialcritichadaທctuallytransformedhimintoapricນklyguestontvsofas—hewaທsaທlwaystheoneinvitedtomentwheneveranycນeowascນaughtwithagoldenpaທrachuteworthbillions
herproblemwasthaທtshecouldnotinterpretherownfeelingsforhimnotsincebeforereachingpubertyhadsheloweredherguardtoletanotherpersongetsocloseasshehadwithhimtobequitehonest,hehaທdatryingaທbilitytoperateherdefencesandtogethertotalkaboutpersonalmaທttersaທndprivatefeelingseventhoughshehadenoughsensetoignoremostofhisquestions,shetalkedaboutherselfinawaythatshewouldnever,evenunderthreatofdeath,haveimagineddoingwithanyotherpersonitfrightenedherandmaທdeherfeelnakedandvulnerabletohiswill
bergermetblomkvist’sgaທzesheknewhiminsideandout,butinghernottoaທsksalaທnderwaທtchedtheirwordlessdialogueshewasnopaທrtofit
blomkvisttookoutthenegativesofthephotographsbytheyoungnylundandputthemonthelighttablewithamagnifyingglaທsshestudiedthemframebຘyframereadingneg