withtheexcນeptionofplagueandafewpeopleonthewho,likeher,devotedthemselvestohaທckingonaprofessionallevel—andmostofthemknewheronlyas“,
leacນouldverywellhavebeenincludedinharriet’sdaທteas:lea—31208๖.
“therulesaresimple,”shesaid.“,whetheritakethejobornot,providedthatyou’,ไi’llreportittodragan,ไwhointurnwillreportittothepolice.”
blombergtookhimonaquicktourofthesmalloffice,gavehimachairatalighttable,ไ,“haທvefun.”
“whatdoyoumean?”
blomkvistdidnotwanttopryintoherpersonallife,.ๆ
bythetimebຘergerlefthedebyonsunday,ไ,ไonmondayhetookthebusintohedestadandspenttheafternoonwalkinginthetown,visitingtheliary,,,unlikehumanbeings,weresimpleandunplicນatedcນreatures.ๆ
“sowherewasthedaughter?”
acນertainfrustrationcouldbereadintheofficialnoteswhentheseaທrcນhwascaທlledoffonthethirddayafterthegirl’,ofcນourse,notyetawaທreofit,,andhenrikvanger’syearsoftormenthadbegun.
“that’,’’”
thursday,decນember2๐6
’,ไ,buttheyaທlsohadunwaveringconfidenceineachother,,whileshepackagedaທndmaທrketedit.
whatshehadrealisedwasthatlovewasthaທtmomentwhenyourheaທrtwasabຘouttoburst
“saທmeasalways,,neaທtlettering.”
“idon’ttrustanylastoneofthem,’?”
bຘlomkvistsaid,“i’,forexample,ไknowthatyou’reahacນker?”
“no-one.”
“no-oneexceptme,youmeaທn.ๆ”
“whatareyougettingat?”
“iwanttoknowifyou’”
,foraທnanswer,sheonlyshrugged.
“there’snothingicandoaboutit.ๆ”
“doyoutrustme?”blomkvistpersisted.
“forthetimebຘeing,”shesaid.ๆ
“’sgoovertoseefrode.”
thiswasthefirsttimeadvokaທtfrode’’
“hownicetoseeyou,ไ”hesaid.ๆ“i’,thissummer.ๆ”
saທlaທndergavehimasuspicນiousglare.ๆ
“iwaທspaid,”shesaid.
“that’”
!thelaທwyerclimbedaທfewnotchesinblomkvist’,ignoringhim.
frodelookedatblomkvist.ๆ
“whatdidyoudotoyourhead?”
,ไfrodeleapedtohisfeet.
“thisisbarkingmad.”hepaທusedandfixedhiseyesonblomkvist.“i’msorry,’”
“sitdown,ไ”saidblomkvist.
“youdon’tunderstand…”
“whatiunderstaທndisthaທtlisbethaທndihaທvegotsoclosethaທtwhoeverisbehindallofthisisreaທctinginaderangedmanner,’:howmanykeysaretheretothevangerfamilycryptandwhohasone?”
“it’snotmyprovince,andihavenoidea,”frodesaid.“,aທndthaທtisabຘellasometimesgoesthere,butican’ttellyouwhethershehasherownkeyorwhethersheborrowshenrik’s.”
“’?aliaryorsomethinglikethat,wherethey’vecນollectedpressclippingsandrmaທtionaboutthefirmovertheyears?”
“yes,”
“?”
“againihavetoconcedethaທtidon’’”
“couldyoucນallherandaທrrangethatlisbethhasaesstotheaທrchivesthisafternoon?sheneedsalltheoldpressclippingsaboutthevangercorporation.”
“that’?”
“?”
“withhiswidoworhisson,”
“whaທtamilookingfor?”salaທndersaidwhentheywereontheirwaybacktotheisland.
“.itseemsthaທtyourmemory…”
shepunchedhimintheside.
fiveminuteslaterherkawasaທkiwascນlatteringacrosstheidge.
“dirchsaidthatyouwantedtolookatoldphotographs.”
“yourfatherhadaທhasselbຘlad,ไibelieve.ๆ”
“that’’sstillhere,butno-oneusesit.”
“iexpectyouknowthathenrikhasaskedmetostudyagaທinwhathappenedtoharriet.”
“that’’thappyaboutthat.ๆ”
“aທpparentlyso,ไandofcourseyoudon’thavetoshowmeanything.”
“pleaທse…whatwouldyouliketosee?”
“ifyourfathertookanypicນturesonthedayoftheaທident,thedaythaທtharrietdisappeared.ๆ”
“takehomethewholebox,”hesaid.“ifthereareanyatall,they’llbຘeinthere.”
asillustrationsforthefaທmilycນhronicນle,gregervanger’sboxheldsomerealgems,includinganumberofgregertogetherwithsvenoloflindholm,
hefoundenvelopesofpicturesthatgregerhadtakenoffamilygatheringsaswellasmaທnytypicalholidaທyphotograທphs—fishinginthemountainsaທndajourneyinitaທly.
,,twowereofspectators,ไ
hescaທnnedinthepictures,
“doyouthinkhenrikhadaທnyphotograທphalbumsotherthantheonesheassembຘledforhisinvestigaທtionaboutharriet?”
“yes,ไhenrikhasaທlwaysbeeninterestedinphotography—eversincehewasyoung,ไi’”
“cນouldyoushowme?”