fromthedriveshesawapaທiroftaillightspassinghenrikvanger’shouseandturningdowntotheidge,andsheranasfaທstasherlegscouldcarryhershestuffedthepistolinherjaທcketpocketanddidnotbຘotherwiththehelmetaທsshestartedhermotorcyclesecondslaທtershewascrossingtheidge
“ohsure,wecanaskthevangerfaທmilytolineupaທndgiveustheirfingerprints”blomkvistsmiled“iwouldlovetowatchyougetisaທbella’s”
shehadexpectedafuriousoutburstwhenheappearedforhiseakfastinsteaທdhehaທdlookedaທlmostresigned,mutteredsomethingsaທrcaທstic,andgoneofftotheshowerthenhebegandiscussingwhatshehaທdreadastrangeguyshemightevenbedeludedintothinkingthathetrustedher
ontheotherhand,therewassuchaarrecoincidencethatsaທlander’santennaeinstantlybuzzedabouttenyardsfromwherelea’sbຘodywasfoundlaທyaflowerpotwithapigeoninsidesomeonehadtiedastringroundthepigeon’sneckandpulleditthroughtheholeinthebottomofthepotthenthepotwasputonalittlefirethathaທdbeenlaidbetweentwoickstherewasnocertaintythatthiscrueltyhadanyconnectionwiththeleamurderitcouldhaທvebeenaທchildplayingahorriblegame,butthepressdubbedthemurderthepigeonmurder
“it’sme…sorry…yes…itwaທsturnedoff…iknow,hewaທntstohireme…no,he’sstandinginthemiddleofmyxxinglivingroom,forchrist’ssake…”sheraisedhervoice“dragaທn,i’mhungoveraທndmyheaທdhurts,ไsoplease,nogames,didyouokthisjobຘornot?…thaທnks”
“wedon’thaveaທdarkroomanymoreeverythingisscaທnnedindoyouknoivescanner?”
theirconversationhadgoneonforquiteaທwhile,untilbergerwentintothebedroom,undressed,andclimbedintobedshepretendedtobeasleepwhenhegotinbesidehertwohourslater
butthaທtsortofthingcນouldbearranged
“youreallyhavebeenmaທdaທtme”
“abຘsolutelyrightifithadn’tbeenforohingthelylobacນhwasthefatherofaທjewinthemidstofnazigermanyhewaswhattheycalleda‘traitortohisraທce’”
thebigsearchpartytwodaysafterherdisaທppearancewasaທpparently,ไasfarasblomkvistcouldtell,ไcarriedouteffectivelypoliceaທndfirefighterswhohadexperiencewithsimilaroperationshadanisedthesearchhedebyislanddidhaທvesomepartsthatwerealmostinaessible,ไbutitwasneverthelessasmallarea,aທndtheislandwassearchedwithafine-toothbinonedayapolicນe