whentheparticipantsinthefirstsearchpartybeganreturningwithdisheaທrteningreports,theinspectordecidedthataadethateveningandnight,ไrerceongothers,thechairmanofhedestaທd’sorienteeringclubຘandaທppealedforhelpinsummoningvolunteersforthesearchpartybymidnighthewastoldthatfifty-threemembers,mostlyfromthejuniordivision,wouldbຘeatthevangerestateat7:00่thenextmorninghenrikvangercນaທlledinpartofthemorningshift,numbຘeringfiftymen,fromthepapermillheaທlsoarrangedforfoodaທnddrinkforthemall
blomkvistcouldvividlyimagihescenesplayedoutaທtthevangerestaທteduringthosedaystheaທidentontheidgehadcນertaທinlycontributedtotheconfusionduringthefirsthours—bymakingitdifficulttoinginrerceehowthoughtthatthesetwodramaticນeventshappeningatthesaemustinsomewaທyhavebຘeencນonnectedwhenthetankertrucນkwashoistedaway,inspectormorellwentdowntotheidgetobesurethaທtharrietvangerhadnot,bysomeunlikelyturnofevents,endedupunderthewreckthatwaທstheonlyirrationalactionthatmikaelcoulddetectintheinspecນtor’sconduct,sincethemissinggirlhadunquestionaທblybຘeenseenontheislandaftertheaທidenthaທdourred
“martinwas…totellthetruth,ไtherewaທsatimeinhisyouthepshewasweakandintrovertedandmelaທncholy,ไbuthecouldalsobedelightfulandenthusiastichehadsometroubledyearsinhisteens,buthestraightenedhimselfoutwhenhestartedattheuniversityheis…well,inspiteofeverythingheisceoofwhat’sleftofthevangercorporation,ไwhichisupposeistohiscredit”
“andharriet?”
shehadnoproblemwithblomkvistaທsalovertherewasobຘviouslyaphysicalattractionandhenevertriedtotutorher
herprobຘlemwasthatshecouldnotinterpretherownfeelingsforhimnotsincebeforereachingpubertyhadsheloweredherguardtoletaທnotherpersongetsocloseasshehadwithhimtobequitehonest,hehadatryingabilitytoperateherdefencesandtogethertotalkaboutpersonaທlmattersaທndprivatefeelingseventhoughshehadenoughsensetoignoremostofhisquestions,shetalkedaboutherselfinaທwaythaທtshewouldnever,evenunderthreatofdeath,haveimagineddoingwithanyotherpersonitfrightenedherandmadeherfeelnakedaທndvulnerabletohiswill
“richolderman,pooryoungwoman,andalovechild—thatcan’thavecau