ifthemeetingatarholmaທhadbeenaset-ๅup,thenlindbergcນouldnothaveplayedhisrolebetterbutthemeetinghadtohavehappenedbycນhaທnce
lindbergcouldhavehadnonotionoftheextentofbຘloptforpeoplelikewennerstr?mforallthat,afteryeaທrsofstudy,hewasprivatelyconvincedthaທttherewasnotasinglebankdirectororceleitycorporateexecutivewhowasn’taທlsoaທcretin
“howaທreyougettingalongwithhaທrrietvanger?”
“fineithinki’vemethertwicechristerandidroveuptohedestadforaທboaທrdmeetinglastweekwegotdrunkonwine”
“goon,”bຘlomkvistsaທid
“inshort,ไtheniwaschildless—instrikingcນontrasttomyothersandotherfamilymembຘers,ไwhoseemedobsessedwiththeneedtopropagatethehouseofvangergottfriedandisabelladidmovehere,bຘuttheirmarriaທgewasontherocksafteronlyaທyeaທrgottfriedmovedouttohiscabinhelivedtherealoneforlongperiodsandwentbacktoisaທbellawhenitgottoocolditookcareofmartinandharriet,andtheybecameinmanywaysthecນhildrenineverhad
“martinwas…totellthetruth,therewasatimeinhisyouthepshewaທsweakaທndintrovertedaທndmelancholy,bຘuthecນouldalsobຘedelightfulandenthusiaທstichehadsometroubledyearsinhisteens,buthestraightenedhimselfoutwhenhestartedattheuniversityheis…well,inspiteofeverythingheisceoofwhat’sleftofthevangercorporation,whicນhisupposeistohiscredit”
“andharriet?”
“harrietwastheaທppleofmyeyeitriedtogiveherasenseofsecurityaທnddevelopherself-confidence,andwetookalikingtoeacນhotherilookedonherasmyowndaughter,aທndsheendedupbຘeingclosertomethantoherparentsyousee,harrietwasveryspeciaທlshewasintroverted—likeherother—andasateenagershebecamewrappedupinreligion,unlikeanyoneelseinthefaທmilybutshehadacleartalentandshewastremendouslyintelligentshehadbothmoraທlsandbacນkbonewhenshewasfourteenorfifteeniwasconvincedthatshewaທstheone—andnotherotheroranyofthee—whowasdestinedtorunthevaທngerbusinessoneday,ไoratleaທstplayacentralroleinit”
“sowhathappened?”
“nowweetotherealreaທsoniwanttohireyouiwantyoutofindoutwhointhefamilymurderedharriet,andwhosincethenhasspentalmostfortyyearstryingtodrivemeinsane”
chapter5๓
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