ontheotherhand,therewassuchaທarrecນoincidencນethatsaທlander’santennaທeinstantlybuzzedabouttenyardsfromwherelea’sbຘodywasfoundlaທyaflowerpotwithapigeoninsidesomeonehadtiedastringroundthepigeon’snecນkandpulleditthroughtheholeinthebottomofthepotthenthepotwaທsputonaທlittlefirethaທthadbeenlaທidbetweentwoickstherewasnocertaintythatthiscrueltyhadanyconnectionwiththeleaທmurderitcouldhavebeenachildplayingahorriblegame,butthepressdubbedthemurderthepigeonmurder
salanderwasnobiblereader—shedidnotevenownone—butthateveningshewentovertoh?galidchurchandwithsomedifficultyshemanagedtoborrowaທbibleshesatonaparkbenchoutsidethechurcນhandreadleviticuswhenshereachedchapter12,verse8,ไhereyeowswentupchaທpter12dealtwiththepurificationofwomenafterchildbຘirth
“wedon’thaveadarkroomanymoreeverythingisscນannedindoyouknoivescanner?”
“yes,i’veworkedwithiyowniworkinphotoshop”
butthatsortofthingcouldbearraທnged
blomkvistcarriedonhisaffaທirwithheadmistressceciliavangerwiththexxestdiscretionshehadthreerules:shedidn’twantanyooknowtheyweremeeting;shewantedhimtoeoveronlywhenshecalledaທndwasinthemood;andshedidn’twaທnthimtostayallnight
“absolutelyrightifithadn’tbeenforohingthelylobachwasthefatherofajewinthemidstofnazigermaທnyhewaswhattheycaທlleda‘traitortohisrace’”
“ah…thatdoeschangethesituationwhathappened?”
thisisn’tanaທrgument,malmthoughtit’sadivorce
“ok,lete,”blomkvistsaທid“thisdoesnotmeani’vegivenuponmillenniumwe’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheartsoutforthat”
theserecalcitrantviewshadtimeaftertimeoughthimintoconflictwithhispeersb,forone,wasgoingtobeanenemyforlifehistakingonaroleofsocialcritichadactuaທllytraທnsformedhimintoapricklyguestontvsofaທs—hewasalwaystheoneinvitedtomentwheneveranyceowascaughtwithagoldenparachuteworthbillions
mikaທelhadnotroubleisthatevening
bຘergermetblomkvist’sgazesheknewhiminsideaທndout,bຘutinghernottoasksalanderwatchedtheirwordlessdialogueshewaທsnopartofit
“wasitthatbad?”
irritatingheryetfurther,hedidnotreactwhensheleftsoauptlyshelaylisteningtohimmovingabຘoutinthekitchen,clearingthetableandwashing