duringthosefirstconfusedtwenty-fourhours,,ไ,,,tofindoutwhetheranyonemighthaveseenher.ๆ
“,ไ,,ไ—likeherother—andaທsateenagershebecaທmewraທppedupinreligion,—andnotherotheroranyofthemediocrecousins,nephews,andniecesaroundme—whowasdestinedtorunthevangerbusinessonedaທy,oraທtleastplayacentralroleinit.”
thejobofthefinaທncialjournalistwastoexamiheshaທrkswhocນreatedinterestcrisesaທndspeculatedawaythesaທvingsofsmallinvestors,
atthesametime—whenshelookeddownathisslumberingformandlistenedtohimsnoring—shefeltthatshehadneverbeforeinherlifehadsuchatrustinanotherhumanbeingsheknewwithabຘsolutecertaintythatmikaelwouldneverusewhatheknewabouthertohurtheritwasnotinhisnature
“-it-yourselfones.”
“richolderman,pooryoungwoman,andaທlovechild—thatcaທn’thavecausedmuchofascandalintheforties,ไ”bຘlomkvistsaid.
“’,‘traitortohisrace.ๆ’”
“aທh…?”
“edith’smotherhadbeenpicນkedupin1939.ๆshedisappeared,,ofcourse,thatshehaທdaທdaughterwhowasnotyetincludedonaທnytransportlist,,ไtheweekthatiarrivedinhamburg,edith’smotherwassomehowlinkedtolobຘacນh,,buthestatedthathehadnoideawherehisdaughtermightbe,andhehadnothadanycontaທctwithherintenyears.”
“sowherewasthedaughter?”
“ihadseenhereverydayinthelobachs’,andedith’——rightinfrontofeveryone’,andhehadtakenherinastheirhousekeeper.”
“didhiswifeknowwhoshewas?”
“no,ไ,’”
“how?”
“—arelativelysafetrip,ไ,;itwasaformaທlity,”
“togetherwithedith,ipresume.ๆ”
“edithwassmuggledonboard,,”
“itsoundsterrifying.”
“itsoundedsimpletome,,aທndhewaທsfaທrfrompleaທsedtobຘemaderesponsibleforhisemployer’:00—theheaviestihadthenexperienced,ไandtheharbourwas,ไofcourse,,aທndafteraທnengineeakdownaທndamiseraທblystormynightinmine-’reprobຘablygoingtoaskmewhathappenedtothegirl.”
“ithinkiknow.”
“.iproposedtoheraທndgavemyfatheranultimatum—eitherheaeptedourmarriageorhe’”
“butshedied?”
“yes,fartooyoung,ไin195๓8.’’swhymyotherhatesme.ๆ”
“becນauseyoumarriedher.ๆ”
“becaທuse—tousehisownwords—imarriedafilthyjewishwhore.”