龙纹身的女孩_分节阅读_8（1 / 4）

“ricນholdermaທn,pooryoungwoman,andalovechild—thaທtcນan’thavecausedmuchofascaທndaທlintheforties,”blomkvistsaid

whentheparticipantsinthefirstsearchpartybeganreturningwithdishearteningreports,ไtheinspectordecນidedthataທadethateveningandnight,rerceongothers,thechaທirmaທnofhedestad’sorienteeringclubandappealedforhelpinsummoningvolunteersforthesearchpartybຘymidnighthewastoldthatfifty-ๅthreemembers,mostlyfromthejuniordivision,wouldbຘeatthevangerestateaທt7:00่thenextmorninghenrikvangercນaທlledinpartofthemorningshift,numberingfiftymen,fromthepaທpermillhealsoarraທngedforfoodanddrinkforthemaທll

bergerandblomkvistlookedateaທchotheracrossthetableshewascນoolandfurioushewasthinkinghard

“maທrtinwas…totellthetruth,therewasatimeinhisyouthepshewaທsweaທkandintrovertedaທndmelancນholy,buthecouldaທlsobຘedelightfulandenthusiastichehadsometroubຘledyearsinhisteens,buthestraທightenedhimselfoutwhenhestartedaທttheuniversityheis…well,ไinspiteofeverythingheiscນeoofwhaທt’sleftofthevangercorporation,whichisupposeistohiscredit”

thejobຘofthefinaທncialjournaທlistwastoexamihesharkswhocreatedinterestcນrisesandspeculaທtedawaythesaທvingsofsmallinvestors,toscrutinisepaທnyboardswiththesamemercilesszealwithwhicນhpoliticນalreporterspursuethetinieststepsoutoflineofministersaທndmembersofparliamenthecນouldnotforthelifeofhimunderstaທndwhysomaທnyinfluentialfinancialreporterstreatedmediocນrefinancນialwhelpslikerocນkstaທrs

shehadnoprobຘlemwithbຘlomkvistasalovertherewasobviouslyaphysicalattracນtionandhenevertriedtotutorher

“ricky,iknowyou’refrustraທtedthati’vebຘeenduckingyouandingupwithexcນusesnottotellyouwhathappenedyouaທndihaveneverhaທdsecretsfromeaທchother,ไandaທllofasuddenthere’ssixmonthsofmylifethati’m…notpreparedtotellyouaທbout”

“youreallyhavebeenmadatme”

“mikael,i’veneverfeltsofurious,soabandoned,andsobຘetrayedaທswhenyoulefti’veneverbeenthisupsetwithyoubຘefore”shetookaທfirmgriponhishairandthenshovedhimfartherdowninthebed

bythetimebergerlefthedebyonsundaທy,ไblomkvistwasstillsoannoyedwithvaທngerthathedidnotwanttoriskrunningintoeitherhimoranyothermemberofhiscນlaninstead,onmondayhetookthebusintohedestaທdaທndspenttheafternoonwalkinginthetown,ไvisitingtheliary,anddrinkingcoffeeinabakeryintheeveninghewenttothecinemaທtoseethelordoftherings,whichhehadneverbeforehadtimetoseehethoughtthaທtorcນs,unlikehumanbeings,ไweresimpleandunplicaທtedcນreatures

heendedhisoutingatmcdonaທld’sinhedestadandcນaughtthelaທstbustohedebyhemadecoffee,ไtookoutaທbinder,aທndsatatthekitchentabຘlehereaduntil4:0่0inthemorning

therewereanumberofquestionsregardingtheinvestigationthatseemedincນreasinglyoddthefurtherblomkvistwentthroughthedocນumentstheywerenotxxaທrydiscoveriesthaທthemadeaທllonhisown;๙theywereprobleorellforlongperiods,especiaທllyinhisfreetime

duringthelastyearofherlife,harriethadchaທngedinsomewaysthischangecouldbຘeexplainedasthechangethaທteveryonegoesthroughinoneformoraທnotherduringtheirteenageyearshaທrrietwasgrowingupclassmates,teachers,ไandseveralmembersofthefaທmily,however,ไalltestifiedthaທtshehadturnedinonherselfandbຘeeunmunicນative

thegirlwho,twoyearsearlier,wasalivelyteenagerhaທdbຘeguntodistaທnceherselffromeveryonearoundherinschoolshestillspenttimewithherfriends,bຘutnowshebehaທvedinan“impersonal”manner,asoneofherfriendsdescribeditthiswordwaທsunusualenoughformorelltohavemadeanoteofitandthenaskmorequestionstheexplanationhegotwasthatharriethaທdstoppedtalkingaທboutherself,ไstoppedgossiping,andstoppedcນonfidinginherfriends

haທrrietvangerhadbeenacນhristiaທn,inaທchild’ssenseoftheword—attendingsundaທyschool,sayingeveningpraທyers,andbeingconfirmedinherlastyearsheseemedtohaທvebeeyetmorereligiousshereadthebຘibຘleandwentregulaທrlytochurchbutshehaທdnotturnedtohedebyisland’spaທstor,ottofalk,whowasafriendofthevangerfaທmilyinstead,ไduringthespringshehaທdsoughtoutapentecostalcongregationinhedestadyetherinvolvementinthepentecນostalchurcນhdidnotlastlongaທfteronlytwomonthssheleftthecongregationandinsteadbegaທnreadingsaboutthecນaທtholicfaith

thereligiousinfaທtuationofateenager?perhaທps,ไbutno-ๅoneelseinthevangerfaທmilyhadeverbຘeennoticeablyreligious,aທnditwasdifficulttodiscernwhaທtimpulsesmayhaveguidedheroneexplanationforherinterestingodcould,ไofcourse,havebeenthaທtherfatherhaທddrownedthepreviousyearethinghadhappenedinhaທrriet’slifethatwastroublingheroraffectinghermorell,likevanger,haທddevotedaທxxdealoftimetotalkingtoharriet’sfriends,tryingtofindsomeoneinwhomshemighthaທveconfided

somemeasureofhopewaspinnedonanitavanger,ไtwoyearsolderthaທnharrietandthedaughterofharaທldshehadspentthesummerof1966๔onhedebyislaທndandtheywerethoughttobeclosefriendsbutanitaທhadnosolidrmationtooffertheyhadhungouttogetherthatsummer,swimming,takingwalks,taທlkingaboutmovies,ไpopbands,andshaທrriethadsometimesgonewithanitaທwhenshetookdrivinglessonsoncetheyhadgothappilydrunkonaທbottleofwiheystolefromthehouseforseveralweeksthetwoofthemhadalsostayedatgottfried’scນabinontheverytipoftheisland

thequestionsabouthaທrriet’sprivaທtethoughtsandfeelingsremainedunaທnsweredbutbloationabຘoutherunates,ไandtoacນertaທinextentfromthefamilyanitavaທngerhadnotthoughtofherasbeingintrovertedatallhemadeaທnotetodiscussthismatterwithvangeratsomepoint

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itwasunlikely,inhisview,ไthatmorellhaທdmissedaທnythingthesolutiontothemysterywasnotgoingtobຘefoundinthepolicນerecordseveryimaທginaທblequestionhadbeenasked,ไaທndaທllleadsfollowedup,evensomethatseemedabsurdlyfar-fetcນhedhehadnotreadeverywordofthereport,ไbutthefurtherintotheinvestigationhegot,themoreobຘscurethesubsequentleadsaທndtipsbecນamehewaທsnotgoingtofindanythingthathisprofessionalpredecນessorandhisexperiencedteamhaທdmissed,ไandhewaທsundecidedwhaທtapproacນhheshouldadopttotheproblethattheonlyreasonabຘlypracticaທlrouteforhiotivesoftheindividualsinvolved

thefirstquestionhadtodowithharrietherselfwhowasshe?๣

frokvisthaທdnoticedalightgoonupstairsincນeciliavanger’shouseatalittleafter5:๘00intheaທfternoonheknockedonherdoorat7:30,justaທsthenewsoaທdcastwasstartingontvsheopenedthedoordressedinherbathrobe,herhaທirwetunderayellowtowelblomkvistapologisedaທtoncefordisturbingherandmadetoretreaທt,butshewaທvedhimintothelivingrooakeraທndvanishedupstaທirsforafewminuteswhenshecamebຘaທckdown,shehadputonjeansandaທcheckflannelshirt

“iwaທsstaທrtingtothinkyouwerenevergoingtocນall”

“ishouldhaverungfirst,ไbutisawyourlightwasonandcameoveronimpulse”

“i’veseenthelightsonaທllnightatyourplaceaທndyou’reoftenoutwalkingaທftermidnightyou’reanightowl?”

bຘlomkvistshrugged“it’sturnedoutthatwaທy”helookedatseveraltextsstacນkedontheedgeofthekitchentable“doyoustillteacນh?”

“no,asheadmistressidon’thavetimebutiusedtoteachhistory,ไreligion,ไaທndsocialstudiesandihaveafewyearsleft”

“left?”

shesmiled“i’mfifty-sixi’llberetiringsoon”

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