dramathathadbeenplayingoutaroundmillennium
theyhadlunchtogetherblomkviststoleasidelongglanceatpernillahehadnotseenhisdaughtersincesheturneduptovisithiminhedestaທdherealisedthaທthehaທdfailedtodiscusshermaniaທforthaທtsectinskellefte?withherthatitwashisdaughter’sobviouslyprofoundknowledgeofthebiblethathadsethimontherighttraທcນkregardingharrietvanger’sdisaທppeaທraທncehehadnottalkedtohisdaທughtersincນethen
hewaທsnotagoodfather
hekissedhisdaທughtergoodbyeafterthelunchaທndmetsalanderatslussentheywentouttosandhamntheyhadnotseenmuchofeachothersincນethemillenniumbombexplodedtheyarrivedlateonchristmaseveaທndstayedfortheholidays
blomkvistwaທsentertainingpany,asalways,butsalanderhadaທnuneasyfeelingthathewaslookingatherwithanespeciallyoddexpressionwhenshepaidbaທcktheloanwithaທchequefor120่,000่kronor
theytookawaທlktotrovillandbacນk(เwhicນhsalaທnderconsideredawasteoftime)แ,ไhadchristmasdinnerattheinn,andwentbຘacktothecນabinwheretheylitafireinthexxstove,putonaທnelviscນd,anddevotedthemselvestosomeplainoldsexwhensalanderfromtimetotimecameupforair,shetriedtoanalyseherfeelings
shehadnoproblemwithblomkvistasalovertherewaທsobຘviouslyaphysicນalattractionandhenevertriedtotutorher
herprobຘlemwasthatshecນouldnotinterpretherownfeelingsforhimnotsincebຘeforereachingpubertyhadsheloweredherguardtoletanotherpersongetsocນloseaທsshehadwithhimtobequitehonest,hehadatryingabilitytoperaທteherdefencesandtogethertotalkabຘoutpersonalmattersandprivatefeelingseventhoughshehaທdenoughsensetoignoremostofhisquestions,shetaທlkedaboutherselfinaທwaythatshewouldnever,evenunderthreatofdeath,haveimaທgineddoingwithaທnyotherpersonitfrightenedherandmadeherfeelnakedaທndvulnerabletohiswill
aທtthesaທmetime—whenshelookeddownathisslumbຘeringformandlistenedtohimsnoring—shefeltthatshehadneverbeforeinherlifehaທdsuchaທtrustinanotherhumanbeingsheknewwithabsolutecertaintythatmikaelwouldneverusewhatheknewabouthertohurtheritwasnotinhisnaທture
theonlythingtheyneverdiscussedwastheirrelationshiptoeachothershedidnotdare,andblo