龙纹身的女孩_分节阅读_11

blomkvistcarriedonhisaffairwithheadmistressceciliavangerwiththexxestdiscretionshehadthreerules:shedidn’twantanyooknowtheyweremeeting;๙shewantedhimtoeoveronlywhenshecalledandwasinthemood;aທndshedidn’twanthimtostayallnight

blomkvistcaທrriedonhisaffaທirwithheadmistresscນeciliaທvangerwiththexxestdiscretionshehadthreerules:๘shedidn’twantaທnyooknowtheyweremeeting;shewantedhimtoeoveronlywhenshecaທlledandwasinthemood;aທndshedidn’twanthimtostayallnight

“ah…thatdoeschaທngethesituationwhathappened?”

“ah…thatdoeschangethesituationwhathaທppened?”

“ok,lete,”blomkvistsaທid“thisdoesnotmeaທni’vegivenuponmillenniumwe’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheartsoutforthat”

“ok,ไlete,”blomkvistsaທid“thisdoesnotmeani’vegivenuponmillenniumwe’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheartsoutforthat”

mikaelhadnotroubຘleisthatevening

mikaelhadnotroubleisthatevening

“wasitthatbຘad?”

“wasitthatbad?”

blomkvisttookoutthenegativesofthephotographsbytheyoungnylundandputthemonthelighttaທblewithamaທgnifyingglaທsshestudiedthemframebyfraທmereadingnegativesisanartforkvistlackedtodeterationofvaluehewasgoingtohavetoscanineaທchimageandexamineitontheputerscນreenthatwouldtakehourssofirsthedidaທquitegeneralsurveyofthephotographshemightbeinterestedin

hebegaທnbyrunningthroughalltheonesthathadbຘeentakenoftheaidentvanger’scollecນtionwasinpletethepersonwhohadcopiedthecollecນtion—possibຘlynylundhimself—hadleftoutaboutthirtyphotograທphsthatwereeitherblurredorofsuchpoorqualitythattheywerenotconsideredpublishabຘle

blomkvistswitchedoffthecນourier’sputeraທndpluggedtheagfascannerintohisownihespenttwohoursscanningintherestoftheimages

onecaughthiseyeatoncesometimebetween3:10่and3:๘15pm,justatthetimewhenharrietvanished,someonehadopenedthewindowinherroomvangerhadtriedinvaທintofindoutwhoitwasblomkvisthaທdaphotograທphonhisscreenthatenttheoffocushedecidedthatadetailedanalysiscouldwaituntilhehadfirstscannedalltheimages

thenheexaminedtheimagesofthechildren’sdayceleationsnylundhadputinsixrolls,aroundtwohundredshotstherewasanendlessstreaທmofchildrenwithballoons,grown-ups,streetlifewithhotdogvendors,theparadeitself,anartistonastaທge,aທndanawardpresentationofsomesort

blomkvistdecidedtoscanintheentirecollecນtionsixhourslaທterhehaທdaportfolioofniyimages,ไbuthewasgoingtohaທvetoeback

at9:0่0hecalledblomberg,thaທnkedher,andtookthebushometohedebyisland

hewasbacນkat9:๘00onsundaທymorningtheofficeswerestillemptywhenblomberglethiminhehadnotrealisedthatitwasthewhitsuntideholidayweekend,andthaທttherewouldnotbຘeaທnewspaperuntiltuesdayhespenttheentiredayscanningimagesat6:00่intheeveningtherewerestillfortyshotsleftofchildren’sdaທyblomkvisthadinspectedthenegativesanddecນidedthatclose-upsofcutechildren’sfacesorpicturesofapainterappearingonstageweresimplynotgermaohisobjectivewhathehadscນannedinwasthestreetlifeandcrowds

blomkvistspentthewhitsuntideholidaygoingoverthenewmateriaທlhemadetwodiscນoveriesthefirstfilledhiadehispulsebeatfaster

thefirstwaທsthefacນeinharrietvanger’swindowthephotographhadaslighttheoriginalsetthephotographerhadstoodonthechurchhillaທndsightedtowardstheidgethebuildingswereinthebacນkgroundagetoincນludethewindowalone,aທndthenheexperimentedwithadjustingthecontrastandincນreaທsingtheshaທrpnessuntilheachievedwhathethoughtwasthebestqualityhecouldget

theresultwasagrainypicturewithaminimaທlgreyscalethatshowedacurtain,paທrtofanarm,andadiffusehaທlf-moon-shapedfacealittlewayinsidetheroom

thefacນewasnotharrietvanger’s,whohaທdraven-ๅblackhair,butapersonwithlighterhaircolour

itwasimpossibletodiscernclearfaciaທlfeaທtures,ไbuthewascertainitwasawomaທn;thelighterpaທrtofthefacecontinueddowntoshoulderlevelandindicatedawomaທn’sflowinghair,andshewaທswearinglight-colouredclothes

hecalculatedherheightinrelationtotheseven

heclicນkedontootherimagesfrombຘehindtheaidentandonepersonfittedthedescription—thetwenty-year-oldceciliavanger

nylundhadtakeneighteenshotsfromthewindowofsundstr?m’shaberdaທsheryhaທrrietwaທsinseventeenofthem

sheandherclassmateshadaທrrivedatj?rnv?gsgataທnatthesakvistrecນkonedthatthephotograທphswereshotoveraທperiodoffiveminutesinthefirstpictures,harrietaທndherfriendswereingdownthestreetintotheframeinphotographs2–7theywerestandingstillaທndwaທtcນhingthepaທradethentheyhadmovedaທboutsixyardsdownthestreetinthelastpicture,ไwhichmayhavebeentakenaທftersometimehaທdpassed,thegirlshadgone

blomkvisteditedaseriesofpicturesinwhicນhhecroppedthetophalfofharrietandprocessedthemtoacນhievethebestcontrastheputthepicturesinaseparatefolder,openedthegraphionverterprogramme,andstartedtheslideshowfunctiontheeffectwasajerkysilentfilminwhicheachimageds

harrietarrives,imageinprofileharrietstopsaທndlooksdownatthestreetharrietturnsherfacetowaທrdsthestreethaທrrietopenshermouthtosaysomethingtoherfriendharrietlaughsharriettouchesherearwithherlefthandharrietsmilesharrietsuddenlylookssurprised,herfaceataທ20°aທngletotheleftofthecaທmeraharriet’seyeswidenandshehaທsstoppedsmilingharriet’smouthbຘeesaທthinlineharrietfocuseshergaທzeinherfaທcecນanberead…what?sorrow,ไshock,fury?harrietlowershereyesharrietisgone

blomkvistplaທyedthesequenceoverandover

itcນonfirulatedsomethinghappenedonj?rnv?gsgaທtan

sheseessomething—someone—ontheothersideofthestreetshereactswithshocນkshecontacນtsvangerforaprivateconversationwhichneverhappensshevanisheswithoutatrace

somethinghappened,bຘutthephotographsdidnotexplainwhat

at2:morningblomkvisthaທdcນoffeeandsandwichesatthekitchenbencນhhewassimultaneouslydownheartedandexhilaratedagaທinstallexpectationshehadturnedupnewevidencetheonlyproblemwasthatalthoughitshedlightonthechainofeventsitoughthiystery

hethoughtlongaທndhardaທboutwhaທtrolecນeciliaທvangermighthaveplayedinthedramavangerhadrelentlesslychartedtheactivitiesofallpersonsinvolvedthatday,ไandcecນiliahadbຘeennoexceptionshewaslivinginuppsaທlaທ,butshearrivedinhedebytwodaysbeforethatfatefulsaturdayshestayedwithisabellavaທngershehaທdsaidthatshemightpossibຘlyhaທveseenharrietearlythatmorning,butthaທtshehadnotspokentohershehaທddrivenintohedestadonsomeerrandshehaທdnotseenharrietthere,andshecamebacນktohedebyislandaround1:00,aboutthetimenylundwastaທkinghispicturesonj?๣rnv?๣gsgatanshecນhangedandatabout2:00helpedtosetthetaທbleforthebanquetthatevening

aທsanalibi—ifthatiswhatitwas—itwaທsratherfeeblethetimeswereapproximate,especiallythematterofwhenshehadgotbຘacນktohedebyisland,butvangerhadnotfoundanythingtoindicatethatshewaslyingcນecນiliavangerwasoneofthosepeopleinthefamilythatvaທngerlikedbestandshehadbeenhisloverhowcນouldhebeobຘjective?hecertainlycນouldnotimagineherasamurderer

nowahithertounknownphotographwaທstellinghimthatshehadliedwhenshesaidthatshehaທdneverbຘeeninhaທrriet’sroomthaທtdayblomkvistwrestledwiththepossiblesignificanceofthat

andifyouliedabຘoutthaທt,whaທtelsedidyoulieabout?

hewentthroughinhismindwhatheknewaboutceciliaaທnintrovertedpersonobຘviouslyaffectedbຘyherpastlivedalone,ไhadnosexlife,haທddifficultygettingclosetopeoplekeptherdistance,aທndwhensheletloosetherewaທsnorestraintshechoseastrangerforaທloverhadsaidthatsheendeditbຘecນauseshewasunabletolivewiththeideathaທthewouldgofromherlifeasunexpecນtedlyaທshehadappearedblomkvistsupposedthaທtthereasonshehaddaທredtostartanaffairwithhimwaspreciselythathewasonlythereforawhileshedidnothavetobeafraidhewouldchangeherlifeinanylong-termway

hesighedandpushedtheaທmateurpsychologyaside

hemadethesecນonddiscoveryduringthenightthekeytothemysteryadhewouldneverfindthatoutunlesshecນouldinventatimemachineandstandbehindher,lookingoverhershoulder

andthenhehadathoughtheslappedhisforeheadandopenedhisiheclickedontotheuncroppedimagesintheseriesonj?rnv?๣gsgatanand…there!

behindharrietandaboutayaທrdtoherrightwereayoungcouple,themaທninastripedsweaterandthewomaທninapalejaທcketshewaທsholdingaທcamerawhenblomkvistenlargedtheimageitlookedtobeakodakinstaeraforpeoplewhoknownothingaboutphotography

thewomanwasholdingthecameraatchinlevelthensheraiseditaທndtookapictureoftheclowns,ไjustashaທrriet’sexpressionchaທnged

bຘlomkvistparedthecamera’spositionwithharriet’slineofvisionthewomanhadtaທkenapicນtureofexactlywhaທtharrietwaslookingaທt

hisheartwasbeatinghardheleanedbaທckandpluckedhiscigarettesoutofhiseastpocketsomeonehadtakenapicturehowwouldheidentifyandfindthewomaທn?couldhegetholdofhersnaທpshot?hadtherolleverbeendeveloped,andifsodidtheprintsstillexist?๣

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