,,hewaທshelplessatintrigueandpolicydecisions.
“,ไ,,—likeherother—andasaທteenagershebecນamewraທppedupinreligion,—andnotherotheroraທnyofthemediocນrecousins,nephews,ไandniecesaroundme—whowasdestinedtorunthevangerbusinessoneday,oraທtleastplayacentralroleinit.”
.aslumlandlordwhoforcesyoungpeopletopaທythroughthenoseandunderthetableforaone-roomapartmentwithsharedtoiletshouldbຘehungouttodry.
aທtthesametime—whenshelookeddownathisslumbຘeringformandlistenedtohimsnoring—shefeltthatshehadneverbeforeinherlifehaທdsuchaທtrustinaທnotherhumanbeingsheknewwithaທbsolutecertaintythatmikaທelwouldneverusewhatheknewabouthertohurtheritwasnotinhisnature
“noletter,isuppose.”
—bymaທkingitdifficນulttoinginrercements,,inspectormorellwentdowntotheidgetobesurethatharrietvangerhadnot,bysomeunlikelyturnofevents,’sconduct,sincethemissinggirlhaທdunquestionaທblybeenseenontheislaທndaftertheaidenthadourred.
duringthosefirstconfusedtwenty-fourhours,,ไ,,,tofindoutwhetheranyonemighthaveseenher.ๆ
asthenegativereportscaທmein,
thebigsearcນhpartytwodaທysafterherdisappearancewaທsapparently,asfarasblomkvistcouldtell,,butitwasneverthelessasmallaທrea,andtheislandwassearchedwithafine-
,aswellasanareaທknownas“thefortress”—anow-,wells,ไvegetablecellars,outhouses,ไandaທtticsinthevillage.
acertaທinfrustraທtioncນouldbereadintheofficiaທlnoteswhenthesearcນhwascນalledoffonthethirddayafterthegirl’,ไofcourse,notyetawareofit,,ไandhenrikvanger’syearsoftormenthadbegun.
chapter9
monday,january6–wednesday,ไjanuary8
,late-modelvolvowasparkedoutsidevanger’,
“yes?canihelpyou?”
“i’mheretoseehenrikvanger,”blomkvistsaid.
themaທn’“youmustbຘemikaທelblomkvist,theonewho’sgoingtohelphenrikwiththefamilychronicນle,right?”
’—theresult,nodoubt,ไoftoomanyyeaທrsofnegotiatinginofficesandconferencນerooms—butblomkvistnoticedatoncethelikeness,thesimilaritybetweenhisfacນeaທndharrietvanger’s.
“i’mmartinvanger,”themansaid.“weletohedestad.”
“thankyou.ๆ”
“isawyouontvawhileago.ๆ”
“everybodyse