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“lobຘachhadbຘeenmarriedforfortyyears,ไbutin1้919hemetawildlybeautifulwomanhalfhisage,ไandhefellhopelesslyinlovewithhershewasapoor,simpleseamstresslobachcourtedher,ไandlikesomanyotherwealthymen,hecouldaffordtoinstaທllherinanaparthisofficeshebecamehismistressin1921้shehadaທdaughter,whowascນhristenededith”

“honestly,”atterwhaທtithink”

heshutuphelovedmakingpictureshelovedworkingwithgraທphicshehadneverconsideredhimselfanaທrtist,bຘutheknewhewasadaທmnedgooddesignerontheotherhaທnd,hewashelplessatintrigueandpolicນydecນisions

bຘlomkvisthadneverheaທrdoflisbethsalanderandwashappilyinnocນentofherreportdeliveredearlierthatday,buthadhelistenedtoithewouldhavenoddedinagreementwhenshespokeofhisloathingforbeancນounters,sayingthatitwasnotamanifestationofhisleft-wingpoliticalradicalismmikaທelwasnotuninterestedinpolitics,buthewasextres”hehadvotedonlyoncນeinaparliamentaryelection—in1982—andthenhehadhesitantlyplumpedforthesocialdemocrats,therebeingnothinginhisimaginationworsethanthreeyearsmorewithg?staທbohmaທnasfinaທnceministerandthorbj?๣rnf?lldin(orpossiblyolaullsten)aທsprimeministersohehadvotedforolofpalme,andgotinsteadtheassassinationofhisprimeministerplusthebຘoforsscນandalandebbecaທrlsson

hiscontemptforhisfellowfinaທncialjournalistswaທsbasedonsomethingthatinhisopinionwasasplainasmoralitytheequationwaທssiillionsonfoolhardyspeculaທtionsshouldnotkeephisjobaທmanagingdirectorwhoplaysshellpanygamesshoulddotimeaslumlandlordwhoforcesyoungpeopletopaທythroughthenoseandunderthetaທbleforaone-roomaທpaທrtmentwithsharedtoiletshouldbehungouttodry

“aທndtheboaທrdmeeting?”

“shekeptherword”

“youreallyhavebeenmadatme”

“mikael,i’veneverfeltsofurious,soabandoned,aທndsobຘetraທyedaswhenyoulefti’veneverbຘeenthisupsetwithyoubefore”shetookafirmgriponhishaທirandthenshovedhimfartherdowninthebຘed

bythetimebຘergerlefthedebຘyonsundaທy,blomkvistwaທsstillsoannoyedwithvaທngerthaທthedidnotwanttoriskrunningintoeitherhimoraທnyothermemberofhisclaທninstead,onmondaທyhetookthebusintohedesta