“thereaທreways,ไ”salandersaid
therewaທsagreatdealofbloodonthefloor,notallofitdry,aswellasaທboltcutter,whichtheyreckonedhadbeenusedtocutoffthecaທt’shead
salanderwasnobibຘlereader—shedidnotevenownone—butthateveningshewentovertoh?galidchurchandwithsomedifficultyshemanagedtobຘorrowabຘibleshesatonaparkbenchoutsidethecນhurchandreadleviticuswhenshereacນhedchapter12๐,verse8,hereyeowswentupcນhaທpter12dealtwiththepurificationofwomenafterchildbirth
andifshecannotaffordalaທmb,thensheshalltaketwoturtledovesortwoyoungpigeons,oneforaburntofferingandtheotherforasinoffering;andthepriestshallmakeatonementforher,andsheshallbeclean
“yes,i’veworkedwithiyowniworkinphotoshop”
“thenyouusethesameequipmentwedo”
blomkvistcarriedonhisaffaທirwithheaທdmistressceciliavangerwiththexxestdiscນretionshehaທdthreerules:shedidn’twantanyooknowtheyweremeeting;๙shewaທntedhimtoeoveronlywhenshecaທlledandwasinthemood;andshedidn’twanthimtostayallnight
herpaທssionsurprisedandastonishedhimwhenheranintoheraທtsusanne’s,shewasfriendlybutcoolanddistantwhentheymetinherbedroom,shewaswildlypassionaທte
“ah…thatdoeschaທngethesituationwhathaທppened?”
“edith’smotherhaທdbຘeenpickedupin1้9๗39shedisappeared,andwecanonlyguessshehadadaughterwhowasnotyetincludedonaທnytransportlist,andapowhosejobitwastotraທckdownfugitivejewsinthesummerof1้941,ไtheweekthatiarrivedinhamburg,edith’smotherwaທssomehowlinkedtolobach,aທndhewaທssummonedforaninterviewheacknowledgedtherelationshipandhispaternity,buthestatedthathehadnoideawherehisdaughtermightbe,andhehadnothadanycontactwithherintenyears”
“ok,lete,”blomkvistsaid“thisdoesnotmeani’vegivenuponmillenniumwe’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheaທrtsoutforthat”
“butnowyouwon’tbeattheoffice—christeraທndiwillhavetocarrytheloadcan’tyouseethat?you’retheoneposedexile”
mikaelhadnotroubຘleisthatevening
erikahadthesameattitudetothejournalist’sroleaທshedidevenwhentheywereinjournalisusedthemselvesbyient
“wasitthatbຘad?”
“itwasworsei’vebeendreadingthisconversationipromisetotellyou,ไbuti’vespentseveralmonthssuppressingmyfeelingswhilewennerstr?m