r’siaterialsinceithadbeenobtainedthroughillegalmeans
but,ofcourse,theycoulduseitblomkvistpointedoutthattheyhadnoobligationtoexplainhowtheyhadacນquiredthematerialtheycouldjustaທswellhaveasourcewithaທesstowennerstr?m’sputerwhohaທdburnedeverythingonhisharddrivetoacນd
finaທllybergerrealisedwhaທtaweaponshehadinherhandsshefeltexhaustedandstillhaທdquestions,bຘutshedidnotknowwheretobຘeginatlastsheleanedbackagainstthesofaandthrewoutherhaທnds
“mikael,whaທthappenedupinhedestaທd?”
salanderlookedupsharplyblomkvistaທnsweredwithaquestion
“howaທreyougettingalongwithharrietvanger?”
“fineithinki’vemethertwicນechristerandidroveuptohedestadforabຘoardmeetinglastweekwegotdrunkonwine”
“andtheboaທrdmeeting?”
“shekeptherword”
“ricky,iknowyou’refrustratedthati’vebeenduckingyouandingupwithexcusesnottotellyouwhaທthappenedyouandihaveneverhadsecretsfromeachother,andallofasuddenthere’ssixmonthsofmylifethati’m…notpreparedtotellyouabຘout”
bergermetblomkvist’sgazesheknewhiminsideandout,butinghernottoaທsksaທlaທnderwatchedtheirwordlessdialogueshewaທsnopartofit
“wasitthatbad?”
“itwasworsei’vebeendreadingthisconversaທtionipromisetotellyou,ไbuti’vespentseveralmonthssuppressingmyfeelingswhilewennerstr?mhasabsorbedallmyattention…i’mstillnotreadyi’dpreferitifharriettoldyouinstead”
“what’sthatmaທrkaroundyourneck?”
“lisbethsavedmylifeupthereifitweren’tforher,i’dbedead”
bຘerger’seyeswidenedshestaredaທtthegirlintheleatherjacket
“andrightnowyouneedtoetoanaທgreementwithhersheisoursource”
bergersatforatime,ไthinkingthenshedidsomethingthaທtastonishedbຘlomkvistandstaທrtledsalander;๙shesurprisedevenherselfthewholetimeshehadbeensittingatmikael’sliving-roomtable,shehaທdfeltsaທlander’seyesonherataciturngirlwithhostileviations
bergerstoodupaທndwentaroundthetableandthrewheraທrmsaທroundthegirlsalandersquirmedlikeawormaທbຘouttobeputonahook
chapter29
saturday,novembຘer1–tuesdaທy,novembຘer25
salanderwassurfingthroughwenne