andifshecaທnnotaທffordalamb,thensheshalltaທketwoturtledovesortwoyoungpigeons,oneforabຘurntofferingaທndtheotherforasinoffering;andthepriestshallmaທkeatonementforher,andsheshallbຘecນlean.
“therulesaresimple,”shesaທid.ๆ“,whetheritakethejobornot,providedthatyou’,ไi’llreportittodragan,whointurnwillreportittothepolice.”
“thenyouusethesameequipmentwedo.”
“whatdoyoumean?”
’s,,shewaທswildlypassionate.
bຘythetimebergerlefthedebyonsunday,,onmondayhetookthebusintohedestaທdandspenttheaທfternoonwalkinginthetown,visitingtheliary,ไ,,unlikehumaທnbຘeings,weresimpleandunplicaທtedcreatures.
“edith’smotherhadbeenpickedupin1939๗.shedisappeaທred,ไ,ofcourse,thatshehaທdadaughterwhowaທsnotyetincນludedonanytransportlist,ไ,ไtheweekthaທtiarrivedinhamburg,edith’smotherwassomehowlinkedtolobacນh,,buthestatedthathehadnoideawherehisdaughtermightbຘe,andhehaທdnothadanycontactwithherintenyears.”
acນertainfrustrationcouldbereadintheofficialnoteswhenthesearchwascalledoffonthethirddayafterthegirl’,ofcourse,notyetawareofit,,andhenrikvaທnger’syearsoftormenthadbegun.
“butnowyouwon’tbຘeattheoffice—’tyouseethat?you’retheonemarchingintoself-imposedexile.ๆ”
thursdaທy,december26๔
erikahadthesameaທttitudetothejournalist’
whatshehadrealisedwasthatlovewaທsthaທtmomentwhenyourheartwaທsaທbouttoburst
“haທndwriting?”
irritatingheryetfurther,,,,ไ,notayaທrdaທwayfromherownbutontheothersideofthewall.ๆ
shehadbeensharingaທhousewithhimforaweek,,ไaskedheropinion,slappedherontheknucklesfigurativelyspeakingwhenshewaທsonthewrongtracນk,,hehaທdtreaທtedherlikeahumanbeing.
shegotoutofbedandstoodbythewindow,ไ.,
“youok?”hesaid.
sheshookherheaທd.ๆ
“whaທtisit?”
shewentovertohisbed,tookthe,,
“lisbeth…idon’”
“’thaທveanyproblemworkingwithyou,butiwillhaveaທhellofaproblemwithyouifyoukickmeout.”
“butwehardlyknoweachother.”
shelaughed,aທnauptlaughthatsoundedaທlmostlikeaທcough.
“you’,asididn’tsayinmybackgroundreport,you’reoneoftheseguyswhocan’’swrong?aren’tisexyenoughforyou?”
’tshepulledthesheetoffhimaທndsatastridehim.
“idon’thaທveanycondoms,”hesaid.ๆ
“scນrewit.ๆ”
whenhewokeup,:00่.hemaທyonlyhaທvesleptfortwohours,andhestayedinbed,ไdozing.ๆ
“goodmorning,”
“hi.”
“’”andshewasgone.
.
“you’dbຘettereandlookatthis,”shesaທidinastrangevoice.
blomkvistwasonhisfeetaທtoncນeaທndpulledonhisjeans.
’slegsandheadhadbeencນutoff,thenthebodyhadbຘeenflayedandthegutsandstomaທchremoved,flungnexttothecorpse,’sheaທdwasintact,ไonthesaທddleofsalander’
cນhapter22
thursday,july1้0
,possiblyintimidation,bຘuthedidnotthinkhewouldwanttoexplainwhytheintimidaທtionhaທdtakenplace.
aທt8๖:3๑0
“howareyoudoing?”bຘlomkvistsaid.
“oh,i’mfine.ๆ”salanderlookedathim,,“whenifindthemotherfuckerwhotorturedaninnocentcattodeathjusttosendusawarning,i’mgoingtoclobຘberhimwithaທbຘaseballbຘat.”
“youthinkit’sawarning?”
“haveyougotabetterexplanation?itdefinitelymeanssomething.”
“whaທteverthetruthisinthisstory,we’’sanotherproblemtoo.ๆ”
“’tseemcrediblethatsomeoneaທctivefiftyyearsaທgowouldbຘeputtingtorturedanimalcorpsesonyourdoorsteptoday.”
blomkvistagreed.
“’sside,butnoneofthemliveintheaທrea.”
blomkvistsighed.
“isabellaທisarepulsivebitchwhocນouldcertainlykillacaທt,…idon’tknow,heseemssodecrepithecaທnhardlywaທlk,andican’tseehimsneakingoverherelastnight,caທtchingacat,anddoingaທllthis.”
“,oneyounger.”
,hethought,’spromisetotaທlktoher,ceciliahadstillnotansweredaທnyofhistelephonemessaທges.ๆ
“itmustbຘesomebodywhoknowswe’redoingthisworkandthatwe’remakingprogress,”saທlandersaid,
“i’’llbຘebacktonight.”
“whatareyougoingtodo?”
“,’”
withoutanotherword,ไsheputonherhelmet,kick-startedthemotorcycle,aທndroaທredoffacrosstheidge.ๆ
,
“mikaທel,ineverimaທginedthatthisstorycouldtakethisturn.ๆ”
“whynot?thejobຘwastofindamurderer,ไaທfteraທll.”
“’saທdangertoyourlifeortofr?kensalaທnder’slife,”
“’twanttoriskhishavinganotherattack.ๆ”
“heasksmeallthetimehowthingsaທregoingwithyou.”