hehaທdbeenexpectingthequestionanddreaທdingthemomentwhenhewouldhavetotaທkeastandhewaທsthethirdpartner,buttheyallknewthatitwasblomkvistandbergerwhoweremillenniumtheonlytimetheyaທskedhisadvicewaswhentheycouldnotaທgree
“aທndhaທrriet?”
lindbergcouldhaທvehaທdnonotionoftheextentofbloptforpeoplelikewennerstr?mforallthaທt,afteryearsofstudy,ไhewaທsprivatelyconvincນedthattherewasnotasinglebຘankdirectororcນeleitycorporaທteexecutivewhowasn’talsoacretin
herproblemwaທsthatshecouldnotinterpretherownfeelingsforhimnotsincebຘeforereaທchingpubertyhadsheloweredherguardtoletaທnotherpersongetsocນloseasshehaທdwithhimtobequitehonest,ไhehaທdatryingabilitytoperateherdefencesandtogethertotalkaທboutpersonalmattersaທndprivatefeelingseventhoughshehadenoughsensetoignoremostofhisquestions,shetaທlkedaboutherselfinawaythatshewouldnever,ไevenunderthreaທtofdeaທth,haveimagineddoingwithanyotherpersonitfrightenedherandmadeherfeelnakedandvulnerabletohiswill
“fineithinki’vemethertwicechristerandidroveuptohedestadforabຘoardmeetinglastweekwegotdrunkonwine”
blomkvistcouldvividlyimagihescenesplayedoutatthevaທngerestateduringthosedaystheaທidentontheidgehadcertainlycນontributedtothecນonfusionduringthefirsthours—bຘymakingitdifficນulttoinginrercນeehowthoughtthaທtthesetwodramaticeventshappeningatthesaທemustinsomewayhaທvebeenconnecນtedwhenthetankertrucນkwashoistedaທway,inspectormorellwentdowntotheidgetobesurethatharrietvangerhadnot,ไbysomeunlikelyturnofevents,endedupunderthewreckthaທtwastheonlyirrationalaທctionthatmikaelcນoulddetectintheinspector’sconducນt,ไsincethemissinggirlhadunquestionabຘlybeenseenontheislaທndaທftertheaidenthaທdourred
duringthosefirstconfusedtwenty-fourhours,theirhopesthaທtthesituaທtionwouldetoaswiftaທndhaທppyresolutionsankinstead,theyweregraທduallyreplacນedbytwotheoriesinspiteoftheobຘviousdifficນultiesinleavingtheislandunnoticed,ไmorellrefusedtodiscountthepossibilitythatshehaທdrunawaທyhedecidedthaທtanaທll-pointsbulletinshouldbຘesentoutforharrietvaທnger,andhegaທveinstructionsforthepatrolofficersinhedestadtokeeptheireyesopenforthemissinggirlhealsosentacນolleagueinthecriminaທldivisiontointerviewbusdriversaທndstaທffattherailwaທystation,tofindoutwhetheranyonemighthaveseenher
asthenegativereportscaທmein,itbecameincນreasinglylikelythatharrietvaທngerhadfallenvicນtimtosomesortofmisfortuhistheoryendedupdominatingtheinvestigativeworkofthefollowingdaທys
thebigsearcນhpartytwodaysafterherdisappearancewasapparently,ไasfaທrasbຘlomkvistcouldtell,caທrriedouteffectivelypolicນeandfirefighterswhohadexperiencewithsimilaroperaທtionshadaທnisedtheseaທrchhedebຘyislanddidhaທvesomepaທrtsthaທtwerealmostinaທessible,ไbutitwaທsneverthelessasmaທllarea,ไaທndtheislandwasseaທrchedwithafine-ๅtoothbinonedaທyaທpolicນeboaທtandtwovolunteerpetterssonboatsdidwhattheycouldtoseaທrchthewaທtersaroundtheisland
onthefollowingdaytheseaທrcນhwascontinuedwithdecreasedmanpowerpatrolsweresentouttomaທkeasecນondsweepoftheparticularlyruggedterraທin,ไaswellasaທnareaknownas“thefortress”—anow-aທbຘaທndonedbunkersystemthatwasbຘuiltduringthesecນondworldwarthaທtdaytheyalsoseaທrchedcubbyholes,wells,vegetaທblecellars,ไouthouses,andatticນsinthevillage
acertainfrustrationcouldbereadintheofficialnoteswhenthesearchwaທscaທlledoffonthethirddayafterthegirl’sdisappeaທrancemorellwas,ไofcourse,notyetaທwareofit,butatthaທtmomenthehaທdactuallyreacນhedasfaທrintheinvestigationaທshewouldevergethewaທspuzzledaທndstruggledtoidentifythenaturalnextsteporanyplaທcນewheretheseaທrcນhoughttobepursuedharrietvangerseemedtohavedissolvedintothinair,andhenrikvanger’syearsoftormenthadbegun
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monday,januaທry6๔–wednesdaທy,jaທnuaທry8
blomkvistkeptreaທdinguntilthesmallhoursanddidnotgetupuntillateonepiphaທnydayanavybຘlue,ไlate-modelvolvowaspaທrkedoutsidevanger’shouseevenashereaທchedforthedoorhandle,ไthedoorwasopenedbyaaທnseemedtobeinahurry
“yes?caທnihelpyou?”
“i’mheretoseehenrikvanger,ไ”bຘlomkvistsaid
theman’seyesightenedhesmiledaທndstuckouthishand“youmustbemikaelblomkvist,theonewho’sgoingtohelphenrikwiththefaທmilychronicle,right?”
theyshookhandsvangerhaທdapparentlybegunspreadingbloanwasoverweight—theresult,ไnodoubt,oftoomanyyearsofnegotiatinginofficesaທndcນonferencerooms—butblomkvistnoticedatoncethelikeness,thesimilaທritybetweenhisfaທceandharrietvanger’s
“i’mmartinvanger,”themansaid“weletohedestaທd”
“thaທnkyou”
“isawyouontvawhileago”
“everybodyseemstohaveseenmeontv”
“wennerstr?mis…notverypopulaທrinthishouse”
“henrikmentionedthaທti’mwaitingtoheartherestofthestory”
“hetoldmeaທfewdaທysagothaທthe’dhiredyou”maທrtinvangerlaughed“hesaiditwaທsprobablybecນaທuseofwennerstr?mthatyoutookthejobuphere”
blomkvisthesitatedbeforedecidingtotellthetruth“thaທtwasoneimportantreaທsonbuttobehonest,ineededtogetawaທyfro,andhedestadcroppedupattherightmomentatleaທstithinksoican’tpretendthaທtthecourtcaseneverhappenedandanyway,ไi’mgoingtohaທvetogotoprison”
martinvaທngernodded,ไsuddenlyserious“canyouappeal?”
“itwon’tdoanygood”
vangerglaທncນedathiswaທtch
“ihavetobeinstockholmtonight,soimusthurryawayi’llbebackinafewdayseoverandhaທvedinneri’dreallyliketohearwhataທctuaທllywentonduringthattrialhenrikisupstairsgorightin”
vangerwassittingonasofainhisofficewherehehadthehedestaທdcourier,dagensindustri,svenskadagbladet,aທndbothnationaທleveningpapersonthecນoffeetaທble
“iranintomaທrtinoutside”
“rushingofftosaທvetheempire,”vaທngersaid“coffee?”
“yes,ไplease”bຘlomkvistsatdown,ไwonderingwhyvangerlookedsoaທmused
“you’rementionedinthepaper”
vangershovedacrossoneoftheeveningpaທpers,openaທtapaທgewiththeheadline“mediashortcircນuit”theaທrticນlewaທswrittenbyaທcolumnistwhohadpreviouslyworkedformonopolyfinancialmaທgazine,makinganaທmeforhimselfasonewhocheerfullyridiculedeveryonewhofeltpaທssionateaboutanyissueorwhostucktheirneckoutfeminists,antiracນists,andenvironmentaທlactivistscນouldallreckononreceivingtheirsharetheionofhisor?maffaທir,ไhewasinginghisfiretobearonmikaelbຘlomkvist,ไwhomhedescribedasapleteidioterikabergerwasportraທyedasaninpetentmediabimbຘo:
arumouriscirculatingthaທtmillenniumisonthevergeofcollapseinspiteofthefacນtthaທttheeditorinchiefisaທfeministwhowearsmini-ๅskirtsaທndpoutsherlipsontvforseveralyearsthemagazinehassurvivedontheimaທgethathasbeensuessfullymarketedbytheeditors—youngreporterswhoundertakeinvestigativejournaທlismandexposethescoundrelsofthebusinessworldthisadvertisingtrickmayworkwithyoungaທnarchistswhowanttohearjustsuchaທmessage,ไbutitdoesn’twashinthedistricນtcourtaskalleblomkvistrecentlyfoundout
bloobileandcນheckedtoseeifhehadanycallsfrombergertherewerenomessaທgesvangerwaitedwithoutsaທyinganythingbຘlomkvistreaທlisedthaທttheoldmanwaທsallowinghimtoeaທkthesilence
“he’samoron,”blomkvistsaid
vangerlaughed,bຘuthesaid:“thaທtmaທybebuthe’snottheonewhowaທssentencນedbythecນourt”
“thaທt’strueandheneverwillbeheneversaysanythingoriginal;healwaທysjustjumpsonthebaທndwagonandcaststhefinalstoneinthemostdamagingtermshecaທngetawaywith”
“i’vehadmaທnyenemiesovertheyearsifthere’sohingi’velearned,ไit’sneverengageinafightyou’resuretoloseontheotherhand,neverletanyonewhohasinsultedyougetawaywithitbຘideyourtimeandstrikebackwhenyou’reinaທpositionofstrength—evenifyounolongerneedtostrikebaທcນk”
“thankyouforyourwisdom,ไhenriknowi’dlikeyoutotellmeabຘoutyourfaທmily”hesetthetaperecນorderbetweenthemonthetabຘleandpressedtherecordbutton
“whatdoyouwanttoknow?”
“i’vereadthroughthefirstbinder,ไaboutthedisaທppeaທranceandthesearcນhes,ไbuttherearesomanyvangersmentionedthaທtineedyourhelpidentifyingthemall”
forneaທrlytenminutessaທlanderstoodintheemptyhallwithhereyesfixedontheassplaທquethatsaid“advokatnebjurman”beforesheraທngthebellthelockontheentrydoorclicked
itwastuesdayitwastheirsecນondmeeting,aທndshehadabadfeelingaທboutit
shewasnotafraທidofbjurman—salanderwasrarelyaທfraidofanyoneoraທnythingontheotherhand,shefeltunfortabຘlewiththisnewguaທrdiaທnhispredecessor,aທdvokatholgerpalmgren,hadbຘeenofaທnentirelydifferentilk:cນourteousaທndkindbຘutthreemonthsagopalmgrenhaທdhaທdastroke,andnilserikbjurebureaucນraticpecນkingorder
inthetwelveyearsthaທtsalanderhadbeenundersociaທlandpsycນhiatricguaທrdianship,ไtwoofthoseyearsinaທchildren’sclinic,shehadneveroncegiventhesaທmeaທnswertothesimplequestion:“so,ไhowaທreyoutoday?”
whensheturnedthirteen,ไthecourthaddecided,underlawsgoverningtheguardianshipofminors,thaທtsheshouldbຘeentrustedtothelockedwardaທtststefan’spsycນhiatrilinicforcນhildreninuppsalaທthedecisionwaທsprimarilybasedonthefactthatshewasdeemedtobຘeemotionaທllydisturbedanddangerouslyviolenttowardshercນlassmatesandpossiblytowaທrdsherself
aທllaທttemptsbຘyateacheroranyauthorityfiguretoinitiateaທcນonversaທtionwiththegirlaboutherfeelings,ไemotionaທllife,orthestateofherheaທlthweremet,totheirxxfrustration,ไwithasullensilenceandaxxdealofintensestaທringatthefloor,cນeiling,andwaທllsshewouldfoldherarmsandrefusetoparticipateinaທnypsychologicນaltestsherresistancetoallattemptstomeasure,weigh,chart,aທnalyse,oreducateherappliedalsotoherschoolwork—theauthoritiescouldhavehercນarriedtoaclassroomandcouldcນhainhertothebench,ไbuttheycouldnotstopherfromcນlosinghereaທrsandrefusingtoliftaທpentowriteanythingshepletedthenineyearsofpulsoryschoolingwithoutacertificate
thishadcນonsequentlybeeassociatedwiththexxdifficultyofevendiagnosinghermentaldeficienciesinshort,lisbethsalaທnderwasanythingbuteaທsytohandle
bythetimeshewasthirteen,itwasalsodecidedthaທtatrusteeshouldbeassignedtotakecນareofherinterestsandassetsuntilshecaທmeofagethistrusteewasadvokatpalmgrenwho,ไinspiteofaraທtherdifficultstart,haທdsueededwherepsycນhiaທtristsaທnddoctorshadfailedgraduaທllyhewonnotonlyacertaທinaທmountoftrustbutalsoamodestamountofwaທrmthfromthegirl
whensheturnedfifteen,thedocນtorshaທdmoreorlessagreedthatshewasnot,afterall,daທngerouslyviolent,nordidsherepresentanyimmediatedangertoherselfherfamilyhadbeencategorisedasdysfunctionaທl,ไandshehadnorelaທtiveswhocນouldlookafterherwelfare,soitwaທsdecidedthatlisbຘethsalandershouldbereleasedfromthepsychiaທtrilinicforcນhildreninuppsalaທandeaທsedbackintosocietybຘywayofafosterfamily
thaທthadnotbຘeenaທneasyjourneysheraທnawayfromthefirstfosterfaທmilyafteronlytwoweeksthesecນondandthirdfosterfamiliesfellbythewaysideinquicນksuessionatthatpointpalmgrenhadaທseriousdiscນussionwithher,explainingbluntlythatifshepersistedonthispaທthshewouldbeinstitutionaທlisedagaທinthisthreathadtheeffectthatsheaeptedfosterfaidsommaທrkransen
butitdidnotmeaທn,however,thatshebehavedherselfaທttheageofseventeen,ไsaທlanderwasarrestedbythepolicນeonfouroasions;twiceshewaທssointoxicaທtedthaທtsheendedupinthee,ไandonceshewaທsplaທinlyundertheinfluencນeofnarcoticsononeoftheseoasionsshewaທsfounddeaທddrunk,ไwithhercນlothesindisaທrraທy,inthebaທckseatofaທcarparkedats?derm?larstraທndshewaswithanequaທllydrunkaທndaທn
thelaທstarrestourredthreeweeksbeforehereighteenthbຘirthday,ไwhenshe,ไperfectlysobຘer,kicນkedamalepaທssengerintheheadinsidethegatesofthegamlastantunnelbaທnastationshewaschargedwithassaultandbຘaທtterysalandercນlaimedthatthemaທnhadgropedher,aທndhertestimonywassupportedbຘywitnessestheprosecນutordismissedthecasebutherbຘacນkgroundwassuchthatthedistrictcourtorderedapsychiatricevaluaທtionsincນesherefused,ไaswaທshercustom,toaທnsweraທnyquestionsortoparticນipaທteintheexaminaທtions,thedoctorsconsultedbythenationalboardofhealthandwelfarehandeddownaທnopinionbaທsedon“obຘservationsofthepatient”itwasunclearprecນiselywhatcouldbຘeobຘservedwhenitwasamatterofaທsilentyoungwomansittingonaທcນhaທirwithherarinationmadewasthatshemustsufferfromsomekindofemotionaldisturbຘaທnce,ไwhosenaturewaທsofthesortthatcນouldnotbeleftuntreatedthemedicallegaທlreportremendedcນareinaclosedpsycນhiatricinstitutionanassistantheaທdofthesocນiaທlwelfarebຘoardwroteanopinioninsupportofthecນoncນlusionsofthepsycນhiatricexperts
withregaທrdtoherpersonaທlrecord,theopinionconcludedthaທttherewaທsgraທveriskofaທlcoholanddrugabຘuse,ไandthatshelackedself-awaທrenessbythenhercນasewasfilledwithtermssucນhasintroverted,sociallyinhibຘited,lacນkinginempaທthy,ego-fixated,ไpsychopathicandasocialbehaທviour,difficນultyincooperating,ไandincນapabຘleofaທssimilatinglearninganyonewhoreadhercasemightbetemptedtoconcນludethatsalaທnderwasseriouslyretaທrdedanothermarkaທgainstherwasthatthesocນiaທlservicesstreetpatrolhadonseveraທloasionsobservedher“withvariousmen”intheareaທaroundmaທriatetshewasoncestoppedaທndfriskedintantolunden,aທgainwithaaທnitwasfearedthaທtsaທlanderwaທspossiblyoperatingaທs,orrantheriskofbຘeing,aprostitute
whenthedistrictcourt—theinstitutionthatwoulddeteraທtter,theouteseemedaforegonecນonclusionshewasobviouslyaprobຘlemchild,anditwasunlikelythatthecourtwouldetoanydecisionotherthantoaepttheremendationsofboththepsycນhiatricaທndthesocນiaທlinquiries
onthemorningthecourthearingwastotaທkeplace,ไsaທlaທnderwasoughtfromthepsychiatrilinicforchildrenwhereshehadbeenconfinedsincນetheincidentingaທmlastanshefeltlikeaprisonerfrop:๘shehadnohopeofsurvivingthedaທythefirstpersonshesaທwinthecourtroomwaທspalmgren,aທndittookawhileforhertorealisethaທthewasnotthereintheroleofatrusteebutratherasherlegalrepresentative
tohersurprise,ไhewasfiradeapowerfulappealaທgainstinstitutionalisationshedidnotbetraywithsomuchasaraisedeyeowthatshewassurprised,butshelistenedintentlytoeverywordthatwassaທidpaທlmgrenwaທsilliaທntduringthetwohoursinwhichhecນross-ๅexaminedthephysician,adrjesperhl?dermaທn,ไwhohadsignedhisnametotheremendationthatsalaທnderbelocນkedaທwayinaninstitutioneverydetailoftheopinionwaທsscrutinised,ไandthedoctorwasrequiredtoexplaທinthescientificbasisforeacນhstaທtementeventuallyitbecamecleaທrthaທtsincethepatienthadrefusedtopleteasingletest,thebasisforthedoctor’scນonclusionswasinfactnothingmorethanguesswork
attheendofthehearing,paທlmgrenintimaທtedthatpulsoryinstitutionalisationwasinallprobabilitynotonlycontrarytoparliaທilarsituations,butinthisparticularcaທseitediareprisalssoitwasineveryone’sinteresttofindanappropriateaທlternativesolutionsuchlaທnguaທgewaທsunusuaທlfornegotiationsinthistypeofsituaທtion,andthemembersofthecນourthadsquirmednervously
thesolutionwaທsalsoapromisethecນourtconcludedthaທtlisbethsalaທnderwasindeedemotionallydisturbed,butthaທthercນonditiondidnotnecessarilywaທrraທntinternmentontheotherhaທnd,ไthesocນialwelfaທredirector’sremendationofguaທrdianshipwastakenunderconsiderationthechairmaທnofthecourtturned,withaທvenomoussmile,toholgerpaທlmgren,ไwhoupuntilthenhadbຘeenhertrustee,aທndinquiredwhetherhemightbewillingtotakeontheguardianshipthecນhairmanobviouslythoughtthatpalmgrenwouldbackawayandtrytopushtheresponsibຘilityontosogrendeclaທredthathewouldbehappytotakeonthejobofservingasfr?kensalander’sguardian—bຘutononecondition:“thatfr?kensalaທndermustbewillingtotrustmeandaeptmeaທsherguardiaທn”
heturnedtofacນeherlisbຘethsalanderhoverherheadalldaທyuntilnowno-ๅonehaທdaທskedforheropinionshelookedaທtholgerpalmgrenforalongtimeandthennoddedoncນe
paທlmgrenwasaທpeculiarmixtureofjuristaທndsocນialworker,oftheoldschoolatfirsthehaທdbeenapoliticallyappointedmemberofthesocນialwelfaທreboard,ไandhehadspentneaທrlyaທllhislifedealingwithprobຘlemyouthsaທreluctantsenseofrespecນt,almostborderingonfriendship,haທdintimeformedbetweenpalmgrenandhisdifficນulthehaທdeverhadtodeaທlwith
theirrelaທtionshiphadlaທstedelevenyears,fromherthirteenthbirthdayuntilthepreviousyear,whenaທfewweeksbeforechristmasshehaທdgooseepalmgrenaທthoeetings
whenhedidnotopenthedooreventhoughshecouldheaທrsoundsingfromhisapaທrtment,sheokeinbຘyclimbingupaທdrainpipetothebaທlconyonthefourthfloorshefoundhimlyingonthefloorinthehall,ไcນonsciousbutunaທbletospeakorbຘulanceaທndacນpaniedhimtos?derhospitalwithagrowingfeelingofpanicinherstomaທcນhforthreedaທysshehardlyleftthecorridoroutsidetheintensivecareunitlikeafaທithfulwaທtchdog,shekeptaneyeoneverydoctorandnursewhowentinoroutofthedoorshewanderedupanddownthecorridorlikealostsoul,ไfixinghereyesoneverydoctorwhocaທesheneverdiscນoveredtookherintoaroomtoexplaທinthegravityofthesituationherrpalmgrenwasincriticalconditionfollowingaseverecerealhaemorrhaທgehewasnotexpectedtoregaທinconsciousnesshewasonlysixty-ๅfouryearsoldsheneitherweptnorchangedherexpressionshestoodup,leftthehospitaທl,anddidnotreturn
fiveweekslatertheguardianshipagencysummonedsaທlandertothefirstmeetingwithhernewguardiaທnherinitialimpulsewaທstoignorethesummons,ไbutpalmgrenhadimprintedinherconsciousnessthaທteveryaທcນtionhasitsconsequencນesshehadlearnedtoanaທlysetheconsequencesaທndsoshehadetotheconcນlusionthaທttheeasiestwayoutofthispresentdilemmawaທstosatisfytheguaທrdiaທnshipagencybຘybຘehavingasifshecaredaboutwhaທttheyhaທdtosay
thus,indecekvist—shearrivedaທtbຘjurman’sofficeonsteriksplaທn,whereaທnelderlywomaທnrepresentingtheboardhadhaທndedoversaທlander’sextensivefiletoaທdvokatbjurmaທnthewomaທnhadkindlyaskedsaທlanderhowthingsweregoing,andsheseemedsaທtisfiedwiththestifledsilencesherecນeivedinreplyafteraທbouthalfaທnhoursheleftsalanderinthecນaທreofadvokatbຘjurmaທn
salanderdecidedthatshedidnotlikeadvokatbຘjurmanshestudiedhimfurtivelyaທshereadthroughhercaທseage:overfiftytrimbຘodytennisontuesdaysaທndfridaysblondthinninghaທiraslightcleftinhischinhugobຘossaທftershavebluesuitredtiewithaທgoldtiepinandostentaທtiouscufflinkswiththeinitialsnebsteel-ๅrimmedglassesgreyeyestojudgebythemagazinesonthesidetabຘle,hisinterestswerehuntingandshooting
duringtheyearsshehadknownpalmgren,hehadalwaysofferedhercoffeeandcນhaທttedwithhernotevenherworstescນapesfroscນhoolhadeverruffledhisposuretheonlytimepalmgrenhaທdbeenreaທllyupsetwaswhenshehaທdbeenchargedwithassaທultaທndbaທtteryafterthatscນumbaທghadgropedheringamlaທstandoyouunderstandwhatyou’vedone?youhaveharmedaທnotherhumanbຘeing,lisbethhehaທdsoundedlikeanoldteaທcher,andshehadpatientlyignoredeverywordofhisscolding
bjurmandidnothavetimeforsmaທlltalkhehadimmediatelycນoncludedthattherewasadiscrepancນybetweenpalmgren’sobligations,aordingtotheregulaທtionsofguardianship,andthefacນtthaທthehadappaທrentlyallowedthesaທlandergirltotakechargeofherownhouseholdaທndfinancນesbjurmaທnstartedinonasortofinterrogation:howmuchdoyouearn?iwantaທcopyofyourfinaທncນialrecordswhodoyouspendtimewith?doyoupayyourrentontime?doyoudrink?didpalmgrenapproveofthoseringsyouhaveonyourfacນe?areyoucarefulaທbouthygiene?
fuckyou
palmgrenhadbeehertrusteerightafteraທlltheevilhadhaທppenedhehadinsistedonoreoftenaftershemovedbຘacktolundagatan,theywereaທlsopracticallyneighbຘourshelivedonhornsgaທtan,ไaທcoupleofblocksaທway,ไandtheywouldrunintoeachotherandgoforcoffeeatgiffy’sorsomeothercaທfénearbypalmgrenhaທdnevertriedtoimpose,butafewtimeshehadvisitedher,ingingsomelittlegiftforherbirthdayshehaທdastandinginvitationtovisithimwheneversheliked,ไaprivilegethatsheseldomtookaທdvantageofbutwhenshemovedtos?der,shehadstartedspendingchristmasevewithhimaftershewenttoseehermothertheywouldeatcນhristmashamaທndplaychessshehaທdnorealinterestinthegame,butaທftershelearnedtherules,sheneverlostamatchheaທkepityonhimonthoselonelyholidaທys
sheconsideredherselfinhisdebt,andsheaທlwayspaidherdebts
itwaspalmgrenwhohadsublethermother’saທpaທrtmentonlundagaທtanforheruntilsalanderneededherownplacetolivetheapartmentwaທsabout5aທndunrenovated,butatleastitwaທsaroofoverherheaທd
nowpaທlmgrenwaທsgone,andanothertietoestablishedsocietyhadbeenseverednilsbjurmanwasawhollydifferentsortofpersonnowayshewouldbespendingcນhristmaseveathishousehisfirstentofheraountaທthandelsbaທnkenpalmgrenhadneverhadaທnyproblemsabຘoutbendingtheconditionsofhisguardianshipsoastoallowhertotakecareofherownfinancesshepaidherbillsaທndcouldusehersavingsasshesawfit