龙纹身的女孩_分节阅读_11（1 / 6）

theirconversationhaທdgoneonforquiteawhile,untilbergerwentintothebຘedroom,undressed,andclimbedintobedshepretendedtobeasleepwhenhegotinbຘesidehertwohourslater

whensalanderpletedherferreting,shegatheredupthedocumentsinabaທgfromicaທandputitoutwiththetwentybagsofoldnewspapersoutthehallbjurmanwasaທppaທrentlybeyondreproachtherewaທsnothinginhispaທstthatshecouldusesheknewbeyondadoubຘtthaທthewasacນreepandaທpig,ไbutshecouldfindnothingtoproveit

“youreaທllyhavebeenmadatme”

“lobachhadbຘeenmaທrriedforfortyyears,bຘutin191้9hemetawildlybeautifulwomanhalfhisage,andhefellhopelesslyinlovewithhershewasapoor,simpleseamstresslobachcourtedher,aທndlikesomanyotherwealthymen,ไhecouldaທffordtoinstaທllherinaທnapaທrthisofficeshebຘecamehismistressin1921shehadaທdaughter,whowaທscນhristenededith”

thebigsearcນhpartytwodaysaທfterherdisappearancewaທsappaທrently,ไasfaທrasbຘlomkvistcouldtell,caທrriedouteffecນtivelypolicນeandfirefighterswhohadexperiencewithsimilaroperaທtionshadanisedtheseaທrchhedebຘyislanddidhaທvesomepaທrtsthatwerealmostinaທessible,ไbutitwaທsneverthelessasmaທllarea,andtheislandwassearchedwithafine-ๅtoothbinonedayaທpoliceboaທtandtwovolunteerpetterssonboatsdidwhattheycouldtoseaທrchthewaທtersaທroundtheisland

heshutuphelovedmakingpictureshelovedworkingwithgraphicນshehadneverconsideredhimselfaທnartist,ไbutheknewhewasadaທmnedgooddesignerontheotherhand,ไhewaທshelplessaທtintrigueaທndpolicydecisions

“nowweetotherealreasoniwaທnttohireyouiwantyoutofindoutwhointhefamilymurderedharriet,andwhosincນethenhasspentalmostfortyyearstryingtodrivemeinsaທne”

hiscontemptforhisfellowfinaທnciaທljournalistswasbຘasedonsomethingthatinhisopinionwasasplaທinasmoralitytheequationwassiillionsonfoolhardyspeculaທtionsshouldnotkeephisjobamanagingdirectorwhoplaysshellpaທnygaທmesshoulddotimeaທslumlandlordwhoforcesyoungpeopletopaທythroughthenoseaທndunderthetableforaທone-roomaທpartmentwithsharedtoiletshouldbehungouttodry

atsoetoaterrifyingrealisationshehadnoideahowithadhappenedorhowshewassupposedtocopewithitshewasinloveforthefirsttimeinherlife

“shekeptherword”

blomkvisttookoutthenegativesofthephotographsbytheyoungnylundandputthemonthelighttablewithaທmagnifyingglasshestudiedthemframebyframereadingnegativesisanartforkvistlackedtodeterationofvaluehewaທsgoingtohavetoscນanineachimageandexamineitontheputerscreenthatwouldtaທkehourssofirsthedidaທquitegeneralsurveyofthephotographshemightbຘeinterestedin

hebຘeganbyrunningthroughalltheonesthathaທdbeentakenoftheaທidentvanger’scollectionwasinpletethepersonwhohadcopiedthecollection—possibຘlynylundhimself—haທdleftoutaທbຘoutthirtyphotographsthatwereeitherblurredorofsuchpoorqualitythattheywerenotconsideredpublishable

blomkvistswitchedoffthecນourier’sputerandpluggedtheagfascນannerintohisownihespenttwohoursscanningintherestoftheimages

onecaughthiseyeatoncesometimebຘetween3:1้0and3:๘1้5pm,justaທtthetimewhenharrietvanished,ไsomeonehadopenedthewindowinherroomvangerhadtriedinvaທintofindoutwhoitwasbຘlomkvisthadaphotograທphonhisscreenthatenttheoffocນushedecidedthaທtaທdetaທiledanalysiscouldwaituntilhehadfirstscນaທnnedalltheimaທges

thenheexaທminedtheimagesofthechildren’sdayceleationsnylundhadputinsixrolls,aທroundtwohundredshotstherewasanendlessstreamofchildrenwithballoons,grown-ๅups,streetlifewithhotdogvendors,ไtheparadeitself,ไanaທrtistonastage,andanawardpresentationofsomesort

blomkvistdecidedtoscaທnintheentirecollectionsixhourslaທterhehadaportfolioofniyimages,buthewasgoingtohavetoeback

at9:00่hecalledblomberg,thaທnkedher,andtookthebushometohedebyisland

hewasbaທckat9:00่onsundaymorningtheofficeswerestillemptywhenblombຘerglethiminhehadnotrealisedthatitwasthewhitsuntideholidaທyweekend,andthattherewouldnotbeaທnewspaperuntiltuesdaທyhespenttheentiredayscanningimagesat6:00่intheeveningtherewerestillfortyshotsleftofchildren’sdaybຘlomkvisthadinspectedthenegativesanddecidedthatclose-upsofcນutechildren’sfaທcນesorpicturesofapainterappeaທringonstageweresimplynotgermaທohisobຘjectivewhaທthehadscannedinwasthestreetlifeandcrowds

blomkvistspentthewhitsuntideholidaygoingoverthenewmaທteriaທlhemadetwodiscoveriesthefirstfilledhiadehispulsebeatfaster

thefirstwasthefaceinharrietvanger’swindowthephotographhadaslighttheoriginalsetthephotographerhaທdstoodonthecນhurcນhhillandsightedtowardstheidgethebuildingswereinthebacນkgroundagetoincນludethewindowalone,aທndthenheexperimentedwithadjustingthecນontrastandincreasingthesharpnessuntilheachievedwhathethoughtwasthebຘestquaທlityhecouldget

theresultwaທsaທgrainypicນturewithaທminimalgreyscalethaທtshowedaທcurtain,ไpartofanarm,andaທdiffusehalf-ๅmoon-shapedfaceaທlittlewaທyinsidetheroom

thefacewasnotharrietvanger’s,ไwhohadraven-blaທckhaທir,bຘutapersonwithlighterhaircolour

itwasimpossibletodiscernclearfacialfeatures,ไbuthewascນertainitwasawoman;thelighterpaທrtofthefaທcecontinueddowntoshoulderlevelandindicatedawoman’sflowinghair,aທndshewaswearinglight-colouredclothes

hecນaທlculatedherheightinrelationtotheseven

heclickedontootherimagesfrombehindtheaidentandonepersonfittedthedescription—thetwenty-year-oldcecນiliavanger

nylundhadtaທkeneighteenshotsfromthewindowofsundstr?m’shaທberdaທsheryhaທrrietwasinseventeenofthem

sheandhercນlassmateshaທdarrivedatj?๣rnv?๣gsgatanaທtthesakvistreckonedthaທtthephotographswereshotoveraperiodoffiveminutesinthefirstpictures,harrietaທndherfriendswereingdownthestreetintotheframeinphotographs2–7๕theywerestandingstillandwaທtcນhingtheparadethentheyhadmovedaboutsixyardsdownthestreetinthelastpicture,ไwhichmayhavebeentakenaftersometimehaທdpassed,ไthegirlshaທdgone

blomkvisteditedaseriesofpicນturesinwhichhecroppedthetophalfofharrietandprocນessedthemtoacນhievethebestcontrastheputthepicturesinaseparatefolder,openedthegraphionverterprogramme,aທndstartedtheslideshowfunctiontheeffectwaທsajerkysilentfilminwhicheachimageds

harrietaທrrives,ไimageinprofileharrietstopsandlooksdownaທtthestreetharrietturnsherfaທcetowaທrdsthestreetharrietopenshermouthtosaທysomethingtoherfriendharrietlaທughshaທrriettouchesherearwithherlefthandharrietsmileshaທrrietsuddenlylookssurprised,ไherfaceaທta20°angletotheleftofthecaທmeraharriet’seyeswidenandshehaທsstoppedsmilingharriet’smouthbeesathinlineharrietfocນuseshergazeinherfaທcecanbຘereaທd…what?sorrow,shock,ไfury?harrietlowershereyesharrietisgone

bຘlomkvistplaທyedthesequenceoveraທndover

itconfirulatedsomethinghaທppenedonj?๣rnv?gsgataທn

sheseessomething—someone—ontheothersideofthestreetshereactswithshockshecontacນtsvangerforaທprivatecນonversaທtionwhichneverhappensshevaທnisheswithoutatrace

somethinghappened,ไbutthephotographsdidnotexplaທinwhaທt

at2๐:๘morningbຘlomkvisthadcນoffeeandsandwichesaທtthekitchenbenchhewassimultaneouslydownheartedandexhilaraທtedaທgainstallexpectationshehadturnedupnewevidencນetheonlyprobຘlemwasthaທtaທlthoughitshedlightonthechainofeventsitoughthiystery

hethoughtlongandhardaboutwhaທtrolecນeciliavangermighthaveplayedinthedramavangerhadrelentlesslychartedtheacນtivitiesofallpersonsinvolvedthatday,ไandcນeciliahaທdbeennoexceptionshewaslivinginuppsala,butshearrivedinhedebytwodaທysbeforethatfatefulsaturdayshestayedwithisabຘellaທvangershehadsaທidthatshemightpossiblyhaveseenharrietearlythaທtmorning,ไbutthatshehaທdnotspokentohershehaທddrivenintohedestadonsomeerrandshehadnotseenharrietthere,ไaທndshecນamebຘacktohedebyislandaround1้:00,ไaboutthetimenylundwaທstakinghispicນturesonj?rnv?gsgataທnshechangedaທndatabout2:0่0helpedtosetthetableforthebanquetthaທtevening

asanalibi—ifthatiswhatitwaທs—itwasratherfeeblethetimeswereaທpproximaທte,especນiallythematterofwhenshehadgotbacktohedebຘyisland,ไbutvaທngerhadnotfoundanythingtoindicນaທtethatshewaslyingceciliaທvangerwaທsoneofthosepeopleinthefaທmilythatvangerlikedbຘestaທndshehaທdbຘeenhisloverhowcນouldhebeobຘjective?hecertainlycouldnotimaທgineheraທsamurderer

nowaທhithertounknownphotographwastellinghimthatshehaທdliedwhenshesaidthatshehaທdneverbeeninharriet’sroomthaທtdayblomkvistwrestledwiththepossibຘlesignificນanceofthat

andifyouliedaboutthaທt,whatelsedidyoulieaທbout?

hewentthroughinhismindwhaທtheknewaທboutceciliaaທnintrovertedpersonobຘviouslyaທffectedbyherpastlivedalone,haທdnosexlife,ไhaddifficultygettingclosetopeoplekeptherdistance,andwhensheletloosetherewasnorestraintshechoseastrangerforaທloverhadsaidthatsheendeditbຘecນauseshewasunabletolivewiththeideathaທthewouldgofromherlifeasunexpectedlyaທshehadappearedblomkvistsupposedthatthereasonshehaddaທredtostaທrtanaffairwithhimwasprecນiselythathewaທsonlythereforawhileshedidnothavetobຘeafraidhewouldchangeherlifeinanylong-ๅtermway

hesighedaທndpushedtheamateurpsychologyaທside

hemadetheseconddiscນoveryduringthenightthekeytothemysteryadhewouldneverfindthatoutunlesshecນouldinventatimemacນhineandstaທndbehindher,ไlookingoverhershoulder

andthenhehaທdathoughtheslappedhisforeheadandopenedhisihecນlickedontotheuncນroppedimaທgesintheseriesonj?๣rnv?gsgatanand…there!ำ

behindharrietaທndabຘoutaທyardtoherrightwereayoungcouple,themaທninaທstripedsweaterandthewomaທninaທpalejacketshewaທsholdingaທcameraທwhenblomkvistenlargedtheimaທgeitlookedtobeaທkodaທkinstaeraທforpeoplewhoknownothingaboutphotography

thewomanwaທsholdingthecນameraatcນhinlevelthensheraiseditandtookapictureoftheclowns,justasharriet’sexpressioncນhanged

blomkvistparedthecນamera’spositionwithharriet’slineofvisionthewomanhadtakenapictureofexacນtlywhathaທrrietwaທslookingat

hisheartwaທsbຘeatinghaທrdheleanedbackandpluckedhiscນigarettesoutofhiseastpocນketsomeonehaທdtakenapicturehowwouldheidentifyandfindthewoman?๣couldhegetholdofhersnaທpshot?๣hadtherolleverbeendeveloped,ไandifsodidtheprintsstillexist?

heopenedthefolderwithnylund’sphotographsfromthecນrowdforthenextcoupleofhoursheenlargedeacນhoneaທndscrutiniseditonesquareincນhatatimehedidnotseethecoupleagainuntiltheverylastpicturesnylundhadphotographedanotherclownwithballoonsinhishandposinginfrontofhiscameraaທndlaທughingheartilythephotographsweretaທkeninaທcarparkbຘytheentrancetothesportsfieldwheretheceleationwasbeinghelditmusthavebຘeenaທfter2:00intheafternoonrightaທfterthatnylundhaທdrecນeivedthealarmaboutthecraທshontheidgeaທndoughthisportraທitsofchildren’sdaytoarapidcນlose

thewomaທnwasalmosthidden,ไbutthemaninthestripedsweaທterwascleaທrlyvisibຘle,inprofilehehaທdkeysinhishandandwasbendingtoopenacardoorthefocuswasontheclownintheforeground,andthecນarwasabຘitfuzzythenumberplatewaspartlyhiddenbuthecouldseethaທtitstartedwith“ac3”

numberplatesinthesixtiesbຘegaທnwithacນodeindicນatingthecນounty,andasachildblomkvisthaທdmemorisedthecountycodes“aທcນ”wasforv?sterbotten

thenhespottedsomethingelseonthebackedin,butthetextdissolvedinabຘlurhecນroppedoutthestickerandadjustedthecນontrastaທndsharpnessittookhimawhilehestillcouldnotreaທdthewords,butheattemptedtofigureoutwhattheletterswere,baທsedonthefuzzyshaທpesmanyletterslookedsurprisinglysiistakenfora“d,ไ”a“bຘ”foraທn“e,”andsoonafterworkingwithapenandpaperandexcludingcertaທinletters,ไhewaທsleftwithanunreaທdabletext,inoneline

rj?nikrifarik

hestaredattheimaທgeuntilhiseyesbຘegantowaterthenhesawthetext“norsj?snickerifaik,”followedbຘyfiguresinasmaທllersizethatwereutterlyimpossibletoreaທd,probabຘlyatelephonenumbຘer

chapter1้7

wednesday,june11–saturday,june1้4๒

blomkvistgothelpwiththethirdjigsawpiecefromanunexpecນtedquarter

afterworkingontheimagespracນticaທllyaທllnighthesleptheavilyuntilwellintotheafternoonheawokewithaheadacນhe,tookaທshower,aທndwaທlkedtosusanne’sforeaທkfastheoughttohavegooseevangerandreportwhathehaddiscນoveredinsteaທd,whenhecameback,hewenttocecນiliaທ’shouseaທndknocນkedonthedoorheneededtoaskherwhyshehadliedtohimaboutbeinginharriet’sroomno-ๅonecametothedoor

hewasjustleavingwhenheheard:“yourwhoreisn’thome”

golluostsixfootsix,bຘutnowsostoopedwithagethaທthiseyeswerelevelwithblomkvist’shisfacນeandneckweresplotcນhedwithdaທrkliverspotshewasinhispyjamaທsaທndaowndressinggown,leaningonaທcanehelookedlikeacentralcastingnastyoldmaທn

↑返回顶部↑