dramathathadbeenplayingoutaroundmillennium
theyhadluncນhtogetherblomkviststoleasidelongglaທnceatpernillahehadnotseenhisdaughtersincນesheturneduptovisithiminhedestadherealisedthathehaທdfailedtodiscusshermaniaທforthaທtsectinskellefte?withherthatitwashisdaughter’sobviouslyprofoundknowledgeofthebຘiblethathadsethimontherighttraທckregaທrdingharrietvanger’sdisaທppearaທncehehadnottalkedtohisdaughtersincethen
hewasnotagoodfaທther
hekissedhisdaughtergoodbຘyeafterthelunchaທndmetsalanderatslussentheywentouttosandhamntheyhadnotseenmuchofeacນhothersincethemillenniumbombຘexplodedtheyarrivedlateonchristmaseveaທndstayedfortheholidays
blomkvistwasentertainingpaທny,asalways,ไbutsalanderhadanuneasyfeelingthathewaslookingaທtherwithaທnespeciallyoddexpressionwhenshepaທidbacktheloaທnwithachequefor120่,000kronor
theytookawalktotrovillandback(whicນhsalanderconsideredaທwasteoftime)แ,ไhaທdchristmasdinnerattheinn,andwentbຘacktothecabinwheretheylitafireinthexxstove,putonanelviscd,anddevotedthemselvestosomeplainoldsexwhensalanderfromtimetotimecameupforair,shetriedtoanalyseherfeelings
shehadnoproblemwithblomkvistasalovertherewasobຘviouslyaທphysicalattractionandhenevertriedtotutorher
herprobຘlemwasthatshecນouldnotinterpretherownfeelingsforhimnotsincebeforereachingpubertyhaທdsheloweredherguardtoletanotherpersongetsocloseasshehadwithhimtobຘequitehonest,hehadatryingabilitytoperateherdefencesaທndtogethertotaທlkaboutpersonalmattersandprivatefeelingseventhoughshehadenoughsensetoignoremostofhisquestions,ไshetalkedaboutherselfinawaythatshewouldnever,evenunderthreatofdeath,haveimagineddoingwithanyotherpersonitfrightenedherandmadeherfeelnakedaທndvulnerabletohiswill
aທtthesametime—whenshelookeddownathisslumbຘeringformandlistenedtohimsnoring—shefeltthatshehadneverbຘeforeinherlifehadsuchatrustinaທnotherhumanbຘeingsheknewwithabsolutecນertaintythaທtmikaelwouldneverusewhatheknewabouthertohurtheritwasnotinhisnature
theonlythingtheyneverdiscussedwaທstheirrelationshiptoeachothershedidnotdare,andbຘlo