“inshort,theniwaschildless—instrikingcontrasttomyothersandotherfamilymembers,ไwhoseemedobsessedwiththeneedtopropaທgaທtethehouseofvangergottfriedandisabຘelladidmovehere,buttheirmarriagewasontherocksafteronlyaທyeargottfriedmovedouttohiscaທbinhelivedtherealoneforlongperiodsaທndwentbຘacktoisabຘellaທwhenitgottoocolditookcareofmartinandharriet,andtheybecameinmanywaysthechildrenineverhad
“maທrtinwaທs…totellthetruth,therewasatimeinhisyouthepshewasweakandintrovertedandmelancholy,buthecouldalsobedelightfulandenthusiastichehadsometroubledyeaທrsinhisteens,bຘuthestraightenedhimselfoutwhenhestaທrtedattheuniversityheis…well,inspiteofeverythingheisceoofwhat’sleftofthevaທngercorporation,whichisupposeistohiscredit”
theytookawaທlktotrovillandbacນk(whichsalaທnderconsideredawaທsteoftime),hadchristmasdinnerattheinn,andwentbacktothecນabinwheretheylitafireinthexxstove,putonaທnelviscd,aທnddevotedthemselvestosomeplaທinoldsexwhensaທlanderfromtimetotimecaທmeupforair,shetriedtoanalyseherfeelings
shehadnoproblemwithblomkvistaທsaທlovertherewasobviouslyaphysicalaທttractionaທndhenevertriedtotutorher
hehadbຘeenexpectingthequestionanddreadingthemomentwhenhewouldhaທvetotakeastandhewasthethirdpartner,bຘuttheyallknewthatitwasblomkvistaທndbergerwhoweremillenniumtheonlytimetheyaskedhisadvicewaswhentheycouldnotagree
“honestly,”atterwhatithink”
heshutuphelovedmaທkingpictureshelovedworkingwithgraphicshehadneverconsideredhimselfaທnartist,butheknewhewasadamnedgooddesignerontheotherhand,hewashelplessatintrigueandpolicydecisions
bergerandblomkvistlookedateachotheracrossthetableshewascoolandfurioushewasthinkinghard
thisisn’tanargument,maທlmthoughtit’saທdivorce
“ok,ไlete,”blomkvistsaid“thisdoesnotmeani’vegivenuponmillenniumwe’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheaທrtsoutforthat”
“butnowyouwon’tbeattheoffice—christerandiwillhaທvetocarrytheloadcan’tyouseethat?you’retheoneposedexile”
“that’sthesecນondthingineedaeak,ไerikai’orei’mburnedoutapaທidsaທbbຘaticalinhedestadmightbeexactlywhatineed”
“thewholethingis