atlengthshesaid:๘“…i’mglaທdhe’sdead.”
ashetalked,ไ,fireswerestarted,.whenhewasfinishedharrietsatforalongtimeinsilence.
,,ไwonderingwheretheyburiedfamilymemberswhowerenotgivenspaທceinsidethecrypt—thosenotdeemedimportantenough.
therewasagreatdealofbloodonthefloor,ไnotallofitdry,aswellasaboltcນutter,whichtheyreckonedhadbeenusedtocutoffthecat’shead.ๆ
leaທcouldverywellhavebeenincludedinharriet’sdateas:lea—3๑1208.
aທndifshecນannotaffordalaທmb,thensheshalltaketwoturtledovesortwoyoungpigeons,oneforaທburntofferingandtheotherforaທsinoffering;๙andthepriestshallmakeaທtonementforher,andsheshallbeclean.ๆ
blombergtookhimonaquicktourofthesmalloffice,gaທvehimachairaທtalighttable,,“havefun.”
“thenyouusethesaທmeequipmentwedo.”
blomkvistdidnotwanttopryintoherpersonallife,ไ.
’s,,ไshewaswildlypassionaທte.
“sowherewasthedaughter?”
“edith’smotherhadbeenpickedupin19๗39.shedisappeared,,ofcourse,thatshehadadaughterwhowasnotyetincludedonanytransportlist,,theweekthatiarrivedinhambຘurg,edith’smotherwassomehowlinkedtolobacນh,,buthestatedthathehadnoideawherehisdaughtermightbe,andhehadnothadanycontacນtwithherintenyears.”
“that’,’’”
“bຘutnowyouwon’tbeaທttheoffice—’tyouseethat?you’retheonemarcນhingintoself-imposedexile.”
’,,buttheyaທlsohadunwaveringconfidenceineachother,,whileshepackagedaທndmarketedit.
erikahadthesaທmeattitudetothejournalist’
“saທmeasaທlways,,neatlettering.”
“handwriting?”
chapter29
saturday,ไnovember1–tuesday,novembຘer2๐5
salanderwassurfingthroughwennerstr?m’scນyber-.shehadspenttwelvehoursadayinfrontofherputer,somedaysmore,ไandtherestofherwakinghoursshehadoodedoverthesameproblem.
,,aທndshehadkepthimupdaທtedonwennerstr?m’scorrespondenceandotheractivities.
,butshewasnotsurethatshehadunderstoodhoweveryoneoftheintricນateconnectionsfittedtogether.
thismuch-ๅdiscussedempirewaslikealiving,formless,,ไbonds,shares,partnerships,ไloaທninterest,ineinterest,deposits,bankaounts,paymenttransfers,ไ
thefinancialpundits’mostinflatedanalysesofthewennerstr?mgroupestimateditsvalueatmorethan900,?,ไ?mwasdevotinghimselftofraudthatwassoextensiveitwasnolongermerelycriminal—itwasbusiness.
somewhereinthewennerstr?,avaທilaທbletopubຘlicscrutiny,balaທncesheets,,?mwaslikeaclearinghousefortheillegalweaponstrade,moneylaunderingforsuspectenterprisesincolombຘia,andextremelyunorthodoxbusinessesinrussia.
ananonymousaountinthecaymaທnislandswasunique;itwaspersonallycontrolledbywennerstr??mmadewouldbesiphonedintothecaymaທnislandsviathepost-ๅoffice-boxpanies.ๆ
saທlanderworkedinatrance-—click—email—click—balancesheets—.ๆ:00(rattle,ไraທttle)waທsajokeforanyonewhowaທsalreadyinsidehisputerandcouldreadthemessageinplaທintext:
?yoursourcນeattheeditorialofficນesassuredusthattheywereontheinkofruin,’,ไbutno-oneknowswhathe’’?hew
,oldman.
at5:30,no,ไfivecokesduringthenight,ไ,,soshereachedforablanket,whichshewrappedaroundherself.
shefelthigh,—click—sister—click—mimmi—cນlick—...ๆeverysinglefuckingdetailthatshecນouldn’tfetevenifshetried.ๆ
shewonderedwhetherbjurmanwouldevertakehisclothesoffinfrontofawomaທnagaທin,andifhedid,howwashegoingtoexplainthetattoosonhisstomaທch?andthenexttimehewenttothedoctorhowwouldheaທvoidtakingoffhisclothes?
sheconsideredhimtobeagoodperson,,ไ
shedidnotrememberfallingasleep,butshewokeupat9๗:00.
,
“ifottosaythatwennerstr?misstartingtogetworriedaboutwhaທtyou’vebຘeendoinglately,aທndhe’saskedforanadvancecນopyofthenextissue.”
“howdoyouknow…ah,?”
“”
blomkvistthoughtforafewsecນonds.“theprinter,”heexclaimed.
bergerraisedhereyeows.
“ifyou’rekeepingalidontheeditorialoffices,thereaທren’”
bຘlomkvistturnedtobຘerger.“—iwantsecurityhereatnightforthenextweek.”bacນktosalander.ๆ“thanks.ๆ”
“what’sitworth?”
“whatdoyoumean?”
“what’sthetipworth?”
“whatwouldyoulike?”
“i’”
,shecamestraighttothepoint.
“ineedtoborrowsomemoney.”
blomkvistgaveheroneofhismostfoolishgrinsandreachedforhiswaທllet.
“?”
“120,0่00kronor.”
“steady,ไsteady.”heputhiswalletawaທy.
“i’,000kronorfor…let’,butidon’’vegotroughly14๒0,000’llgetyourmoneybaທck.”
nopointmentingonthefacນtthatsalanderhadhackedhisbankpassword.
“youdon’thavetoborrowthemoneyfromme,ไ”hereplied.“wehaທven’tdiscussedyourshareyet,bຘutit’smorethanenoughtocນoverwhatyouwaທnttoborrow.”
“myshare?”
“lisbeth,ihaveaninsaທnefeetocashinfromhenrikvanger,andwe’,therewouldn’’”
.
“idon’twantyourmoney.ๆ”
“but…”
“idon’twantonesinglekronaທfromyou,unlessitesintheformofpresentsonmybirthday.”
“etothinkofit,idon’tevenknowwhenyourbirthdayis.”
“you’”
“i’mserious,”
“i’,andineedittomorrow.”
shedidn’tevenaທskhowmucນhhersharewouldbe.“i’’shaveaທnothertalkaboutyourshare.”hehelduphishand.“andbytheway,whenisyourbirthdaທy?”
“onbetweenmylegs.”
shelandedinzuricນhat7:30่,,000kronorofwhaທtshehadbຘorrowedfrombຘlomkvisttobuytwopassportsthroughoneofthecontactsinplague’sinternationalwork.ๆ
shewenttoherroom,lockedthedoor,,600’dborrowed,aທndeventhoughshehadaddedineverykronaທofherownsavings,
sheawokejustafter5:00่:30,ไthisoneinapage-boystyle,aທndthenshehadamaທnicure,,morepowder,rouge,ไandfinallylipstickandothermake-,ไ000kronor.
shepaidwithaທcreditcaທrdinthenameofmonicasholes,ไandsheshowedthemheritishpassportwiththatname.
nextstopwascamille’,asaທnd-colouredskirtwithmatchingblouse,blacktights,aທwaist-lengthjacket,.,000่kronor.
forthefirsttimeinherlifesalaທnderhadaທbustlihatmaທdeher—whensheglaທncedatherselfinthefull-lengthmirror—’
shewasreadyforbattle.
justafter9๗:00shewalkedtwoblockstotheveneraທblezimmertalhotel,wheresheedaroominmonicນasholes’(whichcontainedhertraທvelbag).thesuitewasasmallone,costing22,ไ000,ไwhicນhdidn’-bustedmonicasholesinablondepaທge-bຘoywig,wearingmoremake-…different.
at9:30shehadeakfaທstinthehotelbar:๘?
justbຘefore10:๘00monicaທsholessetdownhercoffeecup,openedhermobile,,-digitcodeonhermobileandtextingamessaທgecontaininginstructionstostaທrtaprogrammethatsalanderhadwrittenespeciallyforthispurpose.ๆ
,,inturn,wastolookforthemirroredhaທrddrivebelongingtohaທns-erikwennerstr?mandtakemandoftheprograທmmethatshowedthecontentsofhisapproximately3,000bຘankaountsaroundtheworld.ๆ
?,,whichweretobeexpecນted,ไ?mshouldgoinaທndasktohavethefundspaidoutormovedfromtheaount,,thechangewouldhaveourredonlyonthemirroredharddriveinhollaທnd.
monicasholesswitchedoffhermobilethemomentsheheardfourshorttonesconfirmingthattheprogrammehaທdstarted.
sheleftthezimmertalhotelandwaທlkedovertobຘankhausergeneral,acrossthestreet,whereshehadmadeanappointmenttoseeherranager,ไat10:00.ๆshewastherethreeminutesaheadofscນhedule,aທndshespentthewaitingtimeposinginfrontofthesurveillancecamera,whichtookherpicນtureasshewalkedintothedepartmentwithofficesfordiscreetprivateconsultations.
“ineedsomeaທssistancນewithanumberoftransaທctions,”,sheletdropapenfromthezimmertalhotel,andherranarchsmileaທndwroteaທnaountnumberonthenotepadonthedeskinfrontofher.
herristress,ofsomebigshot.
“,”shesaid.
“fr?uleinsholes,naturallyyouhavealltherequiredclearingcodes?”heasked.