“whatwentwrong?”
“whatwentwrong?”
hemusthaveseentheheaທdlightfromhermotorcycນle,andhespedupwhentheytookalongcurvesheaeleratedaທgainbutlostgroundonthebends
hemusthaveseentheheaທdlightfromhermotorcycນle,andhespedupwhentheytookalongcນurvesheaeleratedaທgainbutlostgroundonthebຘends
toherownsurpriseshereplied,“i’mprobablythebestinswedentheremaybetwoorthreeothersataທboutmylevel”
toherownsurpriseshereplied,“i’mprobຘablythebestinswedentheremaybຘetwoorthreeothersataboutmylevel”
“well,yes,that’srightiwaທntyoutohelpmetoidentifyamurderer”
“well,yes,that’srightiwantyoutohelpmetoidentifyamurderer”
bergergavehimaທsurprisedlook,asifthequestionwerepletelyunexpected
bergergaທvehimasurprisedlook,asifthequestionwerepletelyunexpected
duringthelastyearofherlife,harriethadcນhangedinsomewaysthischangecouldbeexplainedasthecນhangethateveryonegoesthroughinoneformoraທnotherduringtheirteenageyearsharrietwaທsgrowingupclassmates,ไteachers,ไandseveralmembersofthefamily,however,alltestifiedthatshehadturnedinonherselfandbeeunmunicນative
duringthelastyearofherlife,harriethadchangedinsomewaysthischangecouldbຘeexplainedasthechangethateveryonegoesthroughinoneformoraທnotherduringtheirteenageyearsharrietwasgrowingupcນlassmates,teacນhers,andseveraທlmembersofthefamily,however,aທlltestifiedthatshehaທdturnedinonherselfandbeeunmunicative
blomkvistkeptreaທdinguntilthesmallhoursaທnddidnotgetupuntillateonepiphanydayanavyblue,laທte-modelvolvowasparkedoutsidevanger’shouseevenashereachedforthedoorhandle,ไthedoorwasopenedbyaທanseemedtobຘeinaທhurry
blomkvistkeptreadinguntilthesmaທllhoursanddidnotgetupuntillateonepiphanydaທyanaທvyblue,late-modelvolvowaspaທrkedoutsidevanger’shouseevenashereaທchedforthedoorhandle,thedoorwasopenedbyaanseemedtobeinahurry
hemadeasweepinggesture“hereinthishouseaxxnumberofmyfamilyhadgathereditwastheloathsomeannualdinneritwasatraທditionwhichmyfather’sfatherintroducedandwhichgenerallyturnedintoprettydetestaທbleaffaທirsthetraditioncametoaທnendintheeighties,whenmartinsimplydecreedthaທtalldiscussionsaboutthebusinesswouldtakeplaceaທtregulaທrboardmeetingsandbyvotingthaທt’sthebຘestdecisionheevermade”
hemadeasweepinggesture“hereinthishouseaxxnumberofmyfamilyhadgathereditwastheloathsomeaທnnualdinneritwasatraditionwhicນhmyfather’sfatherintroducedaທndwhichgenerallyturnedintoprettydetestableaffairsthetraditioncaທmetoanendintheeighties,ไwhenmartinsimplydecນreedthatalldiscນussionsaboutthebusinesswouldtakeplacນeaທtregularboardmeetingsandbyvotingthat’sthebestdecisionheevermade”
everythinghaທdbeenprepared,andthebusinesswithfrodetookonlyafewminutesfrodeofferedtodepositthemoneyinaທconvenientforeignbaທnkaount,butblomkvistinsistedthatitshouldbepaidlikeanormal,legitimatefeetohispany
everythinghadbeenprepared,andthebusinesswithfrodetookonlyaທfewminutesfrodeofferedtodepositthemoneyinaconvenientforeignbankaount,ไbutblomkvistinsistedthatitshouldbepaທidlikeaທnormal,ไlegitimatefeetohispany
“besideswhich,she’sexpensive,”vaທngerplained
bຘlomkvistknewthattheoldmancouldaffordanysucນhexpense—consideringhowmanykronorhehadwrittenoffhistaxesallhislifevangergavehimasullenlookuntilhestartedlaughing
“whatthehell,youwerewortheverykronaiknewyouwouldbe”
“totellyouthetruth,ineverthoughti’dsolveit”
“ihavenointentionofthaທnkingyou,”vangersaທid
“ididn’texpectyouwouldi’mjustheretotellyouthaticonsiderthejobdone”
vangercurledhislips“youhaven’tfinishedthejob,”hesaທid
“iknowthat”
“youhaven’twrittenthevangerfamilychronicle,ไwhichwaທsagreed”
“iknowthati’mnotgoingtowriteitinfact,icນan’twriteitican’twriteaboutthevangerfamilyandleaveoutthemostcentraleventofthepastdecadeshowcouldiwriteachapterabຘoutmartin’speriodaທsceoandpretendthaທtidon’tknowwhat’sinhisbຘasement?ialsocan’twritethestorywithoutdestroyingharriet’slifeaທlloveragain”
“iunderstandyourdileade”
“congratulationsyou’vegoingtodestroyalladeofourcນonversations”
“idon’tthinkthatyou’vebຘeencorrupted,ไ”vangersaid
“thaທt’swhaທtitfeelslikeandithinkthat’swhaທtitis”
“youhadtochoosebຘetweenyourroleasajournalistaທndyourroleasahumanbeingicouldneverhaveboughtyoursilenceandi’mquitecertainthatyouwouldhaveexposedusifharriethadturnedoutinsomewaytohavebeenimplicated,orifyouthoughtiwasaທcretin”
blomkvistdidnotreply
“we’vetoldcນeciliathewholestoryfrodeandiwillsoonbegone,andharrietisgoingtoneedsupportfromsomeoneinthefamilyceciliawillplayanactiveroleonthebຘoardsheandhaທrrietwillbeincນhargeofthefirmfromnowon”
“howdidshetakeit?”
“shewaທsveryshakenshewentaoadforawhileiwasevenaທfraidshewouldn’tebacນk”
“butshedid”
“maທrtinwasoneofthefewpeopleinourfamilythatcນeciliaທalwaysgotaທlongwithitwasveryhardforhertofindoutthetruthabouthimsheaທlsoknowsnowwhatyoudidforthefaທmily”
blomkvistshrugged
“sothankyou,mikaທel,”vangersaid
“besides,ไicouldn’twritethestorybecausei’vehadituptoherewiththevangerfamilybຘuttellme,howdoesitfeeltobeceoaທgain?”
“it’sonlytemporary,but…iwishiwereyoungeri’monlyworkingthreehoursadayallthemeetingsareheldinthisroom,ไanddircນhhassteppedinagaທinasmyenforcerifaທnyoneactsup”
“thejuniorexecutivesmustbຘequakingintheirbootsittookmeawhiletorealisethatdirchwasn’tjustaທnoldsweetieofaທfinancialadviserbutalsosomeonewhosolvesproblemsforyou”
“exaທctlybutalldecisionsaremaທdewithharriet,ไandshe’stheonewho’sdoingthelegworkintheoffice”
“howarethingsgoingforher?”
“sheinheritedbothherother’sandhermother’ssharesshecontrolsabຘout3๑3percentofthecນorporation”