龙纹身的女孩_分节阅读_11（1 / 6）

blomkvistturnedawayfromherandlitaທcigarette

whensalanderpletedherferreting,shegatheredupthedocumentsinabagfromicນaaທndputitoutwiththetwentybagsofoldnewspapersoutthehallbjurmanwaທsappaທrentlybຘeyondreproachtherewasnothinginhispastthatshecouldusesheknewbeyondaທdoubtthathewaທsacreepandapig,bຘutshecouldfindnothingtoproveit

“ohyes,”shesaid“decidedlyyoudo”

“lobaທchhadbeenmaທrriedforfortyyears,butin1้91้9hemetawildlybeaທutifulwomanhalfhisage,aທndhefellhopelesslyinlovewithhershewasapoor,simpleseamstresslobaທchcourtedher,aທndlikesomanyotherwealthymen,ไhecouldaffordtoinstallherinanaທparthisofficeshebຘecamehismistressin1้921shehadadaughter,whowaschristenededith”

asthenegaທtivereportscaທmein,itbecameincreaທsinglylikelythatharrietvangerhadfallenvictimtosomesortofmisfortuhistheoryendedupdominatingtheinvestigativeworkofthefollowingdaທys

heshutuphelovedmakingpictureshelovedworkingwithgraphicshehadneverconsideredhimselfanartist,bຘutheknewhewasadamnedgooddesignerontheotherhand,hewashelplessatintrigueandpolicydecisions

“sowhathappened?๣”

hiscontemptforhisfellowfinancນialjournalistswasbasedonsomethingthaທtinhisopinionwasasplainasmoralitytheequaທtionwassiillionsonfoolhardyspeculationsshouldnotkeephisjobamanaທgingdirecນtorwhoplaysshellpanygamesshoulddotimeaທslumlandlordwhoforcesyoungpeopletopaທythroughthenoseandunderthetabຘleforaone-roomapartmentwithsharedtoiletshouldbehungouttodry

theonlythingtheyneverdiscussedwastheirrelationshiptoeaທchothershedidnotdaທre,andbຘlomkvistneveroachedthesubjecນt

“shekeptherword”

bຘlomkvisttookoutthenegativesofthephotographsbຘytheyoungnylundandputthemonthelighttablewithamagnifyingglasshestudiedthemframebyframereadingnegativesisanartforkvistlackedtodeterationofvaluehewasgoingtohavetoscanineaທchimageandexamineitontheputerscreenthaທtwouldtakehourssofirsthedidaquitegeneralsurveyofthephotographshemightbຘeinterestedin

hebeganbຘyrunningthroughalltheonesthaທthadbeentakenoftheaidentvaທnger’scollectionwasinpletethepersonwhohadcopiedthecນollection—possiblynylundhimself—hadleftoutaboutthirtyphotographsthatwereeitherblurredorofsuchpoorquaທlitythattheywerenotcນonsideredpublishable

blomkvistswitcນhedoffthecourier’sputerandpluggedtheagfaທscນannerintohisownihespenttwohoursscaທnningintherestoftheimages

onecaທughthiseyeatoncນesometimebetween3:10aທnd3:๘15๓pm,justatthetimewhenharrietvanished,ไsomeonehadopenedthewindowinherroomvaທngerhadtriedinvaintofindoutwhoitwaທsbຘlomkvisthadaphotograທphonhisscreenthaທtenttheoffocນushedecນidedthaທtadetailedanalysiscouldwaituntilhehadfirstscນannedalltheimages

thenheexaminedtheimagesofthecນhildren’sdaycນeleationsnylundhadputinsixrolls,aroundtwohundredshotstherewasanendlessstreamofchildrenwithbຘalloons,grown-ups,ไstreetlifewithhotdogvendors,theparadeitself,aທnartistonastage,andanawardpresentationofsomesort

blomkvistdecidedtoscanintheentirecນollectionsixhourslaterhehadaທportfolioofniyimaທges,ไbuthewaທsgoingtohavetoeback

at9:๘00hecaທlledblomberg,thankedher,aທndtookthebushometohedebຘyisland

hewasbackaທt9:00onsundaymorningtheofficນeswerestillemptywhenblombຘerglethiminhehadnotreaທlisedthatitwasthewhitsuntideholidayweekend,andthattherewouldnotbeanewspaທperuntiltuesdaທyhespenttheentiredayscນanningimagesaທt6:00intheeveningtherewerestillfortyshotsleftofchildren’sdaທybຘlomkvisthadinspectedthenegativesanddecidedthatclose-upsofcນutechildren’sfacesorpicturesofapainterappearingonstageweresimplynotgermaohisobjectivewhathehadscannedinwaທsthestreetlifeaທndcrowds

blomkvistspentthewhitsuntideholidaygoingoverthenewmaທterialhemadetwodiscoveriesthefirstfilledhiadehispulsebຘeatfaster

thefirstwasthefaceinharrietvaທnger’swindowthephotographhadaslighttheoriginalsetthephotograທpherhadstoodonthechurchhillandsightedtowardstheidgethebuildingswereinthebackgroundagetoincludethewindowalone,andthenheexperimentedwithadjustingthecນontrastandincreasingtheshaທrpnessuntilheachievedwhathethoughtwasthebestqualityhecouldget

theresultwasagraທinypicturewithaminimaທlgreyscນalethatshowedaທcurtain,partofanarm,aທndadiffusehaທlf-moon-shapedfaທcນealittlewayinsidetheroom

thefacewasnotharrietvanger’s,ไwhohadraven-blackhair,bຘutapersonwithlighterhaircolour

itwaທsimpossibletodiscernclearfaciaທlfeaທtures,buthewascertaທinitwasawoman;thelighterpartofthefaທcecontinueddowntoshoulderlevelandindicatedawoman’sflowinghair,andshewaທswearinglight-ๅcolouredclothes

hecalculatedherheightinrelationtotheseven

heclickedontootherimagesfrombehindtheaທidentaທndonepersonfittedthedescription—thetwenty-year-oldceciliaທvanger

nylundhadtakeneighteenshotsfromthewindowofsundstr?m’shaທbຘerdasheryharrietwasinseventeenofthem

sheandhercນlassmateshadarrivedatj?๣rnv?gsgatanaທtthesakvistrecນkonedthaທtthephotographswereshotoveraperiodoffiveminutesinthefirstpictures,harrietandherfriendswereingdownthestreetintothefraທmeinphotographs2๐–7theywerestandingstillaທndwaທtchingtheparadethentheyhadmovedaທboutsixyardsdownthestreetinthelastpicture,whichmayhaທvebeentaທkenaftersometimehadpassed,thegirlshaທdgone

blomkvisteditedaseriesofpicturesinwhichhecroppedthetophalfofhaທrrietaທndprocessedthemtoachievethebຘestcontrastheputthepicturesinaseparatefolder,openedthegraphionverterprogramme,andstaທrtedtheslideshowfunctiontheeffectwaທsajerkysilentfilminwhicນheachimageds

harrietarrives,imageinprofileharrietstopsandlooksdownatthestreetharrietturnsherfacນetowardsthestreetharrietopenshermouthtosaysomethingtoherfriendharrietlaughsharriettouchesherearwithherlefthandhaທrrietsmilesharrietsuddenlylookssurprised,herfacນeataທ20่°angletotheleftofthecameraharriet’seyeswidenandshehaທsstoppedsmilingharriet’smouthbຘeesathinlineharrietfocuseshergazeinherfacecanberead…what?sorrow,shocນk,fury?๣harrietlowershereyesharrietisgone

blomkvistplayedthesequenceoverandover

itcນonfirulatedsomethinghappenedonj?rnv?gsgataທn

sheseessomething—someone—ontheothersideofthestreetshereactswithshocນkshecontaທctsvaທngerforaprivateconversationwhichneverhappensshevaທnisheswithoutaທtrace

somethinghappened,butthephotographsdidnotexplainwhat

at2:morningblomkvisthadcoffeeaທndsandwichesatthekitchenbencນhhewassimultaneouslydownheartedaທndexhilaratedagainstallexpectationshehadturnedupnewevidencetheonlyproblemwasthatalthoughitshedlightonthechainofeventsitoughthiystery

hethoughtlongandhardaທboutwhatrolececiliavaທngermighthaveplaທyedinthedramavangerhadrelentlesslycນhartedtheactivitiesofallpersonsinvolvedthaທtday,andceciliaທhadbຘeennoexceptionshewaslivinginuppsala,ไbutsheaທrrivedinhedebytwodaysbeforethatfaທtefulsaturdayshestayedwithisabellaທvangershehaທdsaidthatshemightpossibຘlyhaveseenhaທrrieteaທrlythatmorning,butthatshehadnotspokentohershehaddrivenintohedestadonsomeerrandshehadnotseenharrietthere,aທndshecaທmebacktohedebຘyislandaທround1:๘00,aboutthetimenylundwaທstaທkinghispicturesonj?rnv?gsgaທtanshechangedandaທtabout2๐:00helpedtosetthetableforthebaທnquetthatevening

aທsanalibຘi—ifthatiswhatitwas—itwasratherfeebຘlethetimeswereapproximate,especiaທllythematterofwhenshehaທdgotbacນktohedebຘyisland,butvaທngerhadnotfoundanythingtoindicatethatshewaທslyingceciliavaທngerwaທsoneofthosepeopleinthefamilythatvangerlikedbestandshehadbeenhisloverhowcouldhebeobjective?hecertainlycນouldnotimaທgineherasamurderer

nowahithertounknownphotographwastellinghimthatshehadliedwhenshesaidthatshehadneverbeeninharriet’sroomthatdayblomkvistwrestledwiththepossiblesignificanceofthat

andifyouliedaboutthat,whatelsedidyoulieaທbout?

hewentthroughinhismindwhaທtheknewaboutceciliaanintrovertedpersonobviouslyaffecນtedbyherpaທstlivedaທlone,haທdnosexlife,ไhaddifficultygettingclosetopeoplekeptherdistaທnce,andwhensheletloosetherewasnorestraintshechoseastrangerforaloverhadsaທidthaທtsheendeditbecນauseshewasunabຘletolivewiththeideathathewouldgofromherlifeasunexpectedlyashehadappearedblomkvistsupposedthatthereasonshehaddaredtostartaທnaffaທirwithhimwaspreciselythaທthewasonlythereforawhileshedidnothavetobeafraidhewouldchangeherlifeinaທnylong-termway

hesighedandpushedtheamaທteurpsychologyaside

hemaທdetheseconddiscoveryduringthenightthekeytothemysteryadhewouldneverfindthaທtoutunlesshecouldinventatimemachineandstandbehindher,lookingoverhershoulder

andthenhehadathoughtheslappedhisforeheaທdandopenedhisihecນlickedontotheuncນroppedimagesintheseriesonj?rnv?gsgatanand…there!

behindhaທrrietaທndabຘoutayardtoherrightwereayoungcouple,themaninastripedsweaterandthewomaninapaທlejaທcketshewasholdingacaທmerawhenblomkvistenlaທrgedtheimageitlookedtobeakodakinstaeraforpeoplewhoknownothingabຘoutphotography

thewomanwasholdingthecameraatchinlevelthensheraທiseditaທndtookaທpictureofthecນlowns,justasharriet’sexpressionchaທnged

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hisheartwaທsbeatinghaທrdheleaທnedbackandpluckedhiscນigarettesoutofhiseastpocນketsomeonehadtakenapicturehowwouldheidentifyandfindthewomaທn?๣couldhegetholdofhersnapshot?๣haທdtherolleverbຘeendeveloped,ไandifsodidtheprintsstillexist?

heopenedthefolderwithnylund’sphotographsfromthecrowdforthenextcoupleofhoursheenlargedeachoneandscrutiniseditonesquaທreinchaທtatimehedidnotseethecນoupleagainuntiltheverylastpicturesnylundhaທdphotograທphedanotherclownwithballoonsinhishandposinginfrontofhiscameraທandlaughingheartilythephotographsweretakeninacaທrparkbຘytheentrancetothesportsfieldwheretheceleationwasbeinghelditmusthavebeenafter2:๘00intheafternoonrightafterthatnylundhadrecນeivedthealaທrmaboutthecrashontheidgeandoughthisportraitsofcນhildren’sdaytoarapidclose

thewomanwasalmosthidden,butthemaninthestripedsweaterwasclearlyvisible,inprofilehehadkeysinhishaທndandwaທsbendingtoopenacardoorthefocuswasonthecນlownintheforeground,ไandthecນaທrwasabitfuzzythenumbຘerplatewaspaທrtlyhiddenbuthecouldseethaທtitstartedwith“ac3”

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thenhespottedsomethingelseonthebackedin,butthetextdissolvedinablurhecroppedoutthesticນkeraທndadjustedthecontraທstandsharpnessittookhimawhilehestillcouldnotreadthewords,bຘutheaທttemptedtofigureoutwhaທttheletterswere,bຘasedonthefuzzyshaທpesmanyletterslookedsurprisinglysiistaທkenfora“d,”a“b”foran“e,”aທndsoonaທfterworkingwithapenandpaperaທndexcludingcນertaທinletters,hewasleftwithanunreadabຘletext,inoneline

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hestaredaທttheimaທgeuntilhiseyesbegaທntowaterthenhesawthetext“norsj?snickerifaik,ไ”followedbyfiguresinasmaທllersizethatwereutterlyimpossibletoreaທd,probablyatelephonenumber

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wednesday,june11–saທturday,june1้4

blomkvistgothelpwiththethirdjigsaທwpiecefromanunexpectedquarter

aທfterworkingontheimagespraທcticallyallnighthesleptheavilyuntilwellintotheafternoonheawokewithaheadaທche,tookashower,andwalkedtosusanne’sforeakfastheoughttohavegooseevangerandreportwhaທthehaddiscoveredinstead,whenhecamebaທck,hewenttocecilia’shouseaທndknockedonthedoorheneededtoaskherwhyshehadliedtohimaທboutbeinginharriet’sroomno-onecametothedoor

hewasjustleavingwhenheheard:๘“yourwhoreisn’thome”

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