龙纹身的女孩_分节阅读_11

blomkvistcarriedonhisaທffaທirwithheadmistressceciliavangerwiththexxestdiscນretionshehadthreerules:๘shedidn’twantanyooknowtheyweremeeting;shewaທntedhimtoeoveronlywhenshecalledaທndwaທsinthemood;aທndshedidn’twanthimtostayallnight

blomkvistcaທrriedonhisaffairwithheadmistresscນeciliaທvangerwiththexxestdiscretionshehadthreerules:shedidn’twantanyooknowtheyweremeeting;shewantedhimtoeoveronlywhenshecນalledaທndwasinthemood;andshedidn’twanthimtostayallnight

“ah…thatdoescນhaທngethesituationwhathappened?”

“ah…thatdoeschangethesituationwhaທthappened?”

“ok,lete,”blomkvistsaid“thisdoesnotmeaທni’vegivenuponmillenniumwe’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheartsoutforthaທt”

“ok,ไlete,”blomkvistsaທid“thisdoesnotmeani’vegivenuponmillenniumwe’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheaທrtsoutforthat”

mikaelhadnotroubleisthatevening

mikaelhadnotroubleisthatevening

“wasitthatbaທd?”

“wasitthatbຘad?”

blomkvisttookoutthenegativesofthephotographsbytheyoungnylundandputthemonthelighttablewithamaທgnifyingglasshestudiedthemframebyfraທmereadingnegativesisanartforkvistlackedtodeterationofvaluehewasgoingtohaທvetoscanineaທchimageandexamineitontheputerscreenthatwouldtakehourssofirsthedidaທquitegeneralsurveyofthephotographshemightbeinterestedin

hebຘeganbຘyrunningthroughalltheonesthathadbຘeentakenoftheaidentvanger’scollecນtionwasinpletethepersonwhohadcopiedthecollection—possibຘlynylundhimself—hadleftoutaboutthirtyphotograທphsthatwereeitherblurredorofsuchpoorqualitythattheywerenotconsideredpublishaທble

blomkvistswitcນhedoffthecນourier’sputerandpluggedtheagfaທscannerintohisownihespenttwohoursscນanningintherestoftheimages

onecaughthiseyeatoncesometimebetween3:1้0and3:๘15pm,justatthetimewhenhaທrrietvanished,someonehaທdopenedthewindowinherroomvangerhadtriedinvaintofindoutwhoitwaທsblomkvisthaທdaທphotographonhisscreenthatenttheoffocushedecidedthataທdetailedanaທlysiscouldwaituntilhehadfirstscannedaທlltheimages

thenheexaminedtheimagesofthecນhildren’sdayceleationsnylundhadputinsixrolls,aroundtwohundredshotstherewasaທnendlessstreaທmofchildrenwithballoons,grown-ๅups,streetlifewithhotdogvendors,theparadeitself,anartistonastage,andanawardpresentationofsomesort

blomkvistdecນidedtoscaທnintheentirecollectionsixhourslaterhehadaportfolioofniyimages,buthewasgoingtohavetoebaທck

at9:00hecalledbຘlomberg,thaທnkedher,andtookthebushometohedebyisland

hewasbaທckaທt9:๘00onsundaymorningtheofficeswerestillemptywhenblomberglethiminhehadnotrealisedthaທtitwasthewhitsuntideholidayweekend,andthattherewouldnotbeaທnewspaperuntiltuesdayhespenttheentiredayscນanningimagesat6:00่intheeveningtherewerestillfortyshotsleftofchildren’sdaທyblomkvisthaທdinspectedthenegativesanddecidedthatclose-ๅupsofcutechildren’sfacesorpicturesofapainterappearingonstageweresimplynotgermaທohisobຘjectivewhathehaທdscannedinwasthestreetlifeaທndcrowds

blomkvistspentthewhitsuntideholidaygoingoverthenewmaterialhemaທdetwodiscoveriesthefirstfilledhiadehispulsebeaທtfaster

thefirstwasthefacນeinharrietvanger’swindowthephotographhaທdaslighttheoriginalsetthephotograທpherhadstoodonthechurcນhhillandsightedtowardstheidgethebuildingswereinthebacນkgroundagetoincludethewindowalone,andthenheexperimentedwithadjustingthecontraທstandincreasingthesharpnessuntilheaທchievedwhathethoughtwasthebestqualityhecouldget

theresultwasagraທinypicturewithaminimalgreyscalethatshowedaທcurtain,partofanarm,andaທdiffusehalf-moon-shapedfacealittlewayinsidetheroom

thefacewasnotharrietvaທnger’s,whohadraven-blackhair,bຘutapersonwithlighterhaທircolour

itwasimpossibຘletodiscernclearfacນialfeatures,buthewascertainitwasawoman;thelighterpartofthefaທcecontinueddowntoshoulderlevelandindicatedawoman’sflowinghair,andshewaswearinglight-colouredclothes

hecalculatedherheightinrelationtotheseven

heclicນkedontootherimagesfrombehindtheaidentandonepersonfittedthedescription—thetwenty-year-oldceciliavanger

nylundhadtaທkeneighteenshotsfromthewindowofsundstr?m’shaberdasheryharrietwasinseventeenofthem

sheaທndherclassmateshadarrivedatj?rnv?gsgataທnatthesakvistreckonedthatthephotograທphswereshotoveraperiodoffiveminutesinthefirstpicນtures,ไharrietandherfriendswereingdownthestreetintotheframeinphotographs2๐–7theywerestandingstillandwatcນhingtheparadethentheyhadmovedaທboutsixyardsdownthestreetinthelastpicture,ไwhichmayhavebeentaທkenaftersometimehaທdpassed,thegirlshadgone

blomkvisteditedaseriesofpicນturesinwhichhecroppedthetophalfofharrietandprocessedthemtoaທcນhievethebestcontrastheputthepicນturesinaseparatefolder,openedthegraphionverterprogramme,andstartedtheslideshowfunctiontheeffectwaທsajerkysilentfilminwhicheachimageds

harrietarrives,ไimageinprofileharrietstopsaທndlooksdownatthestreetharrietturnsherfacetowardsthestreethaທrrietopenshermouthtosaysomethingtoherfriendharrietlaughsharriettouchesherearwithherlefthaທndharrietsmilesharrietsuddenlylookssurprised,ไherfaceataທ20°angletotheleftofthecamerahaທrriet’seyeswidenandshehasstoppedsmilingharriet’smouthbຘeesathinlineharrietfocuseshergazeinherfacecanbຘeread…what?sorrow,shock,fury?harrietlowershereyesharrietisgone

blomkvistplayedthesequenceoverandover

itconfirulatedsomethinghappenedonj?rnv?gsgaທtan

sheseessomething—someone—ontheothersideofthestreetshereactswithshocນkshecontacນtsvangerforaທprivatecນonversationwhicນhneverhappensshevanisheswithoutatrace

somethinghappened,ไbutthephotographsdidnotexplainwhat

at2:morningblomkvisthadcນoffeeaທndsandwichesatthekitcນhenbenchhewassimultaneouslydownheartedandexhilaratedagainstallexpectationshehadturnedupnewevidencetheonlyproblemwasthatalthoughitshedlightonthechainofeventsitoughthiystery

hethoughtlongandhardabຘoutwhaທtrolecນeciliavangermighthaveplayedinthedramavangerhaທdrelentlesslychartedtheactivitiesofaທllpersonsinvolvedthatday,andceciliaທhadbeennoexceptionshewaslivinginuppsaທla,ไbutshearrivedinhedebytwodaysbeforethatfaທtefulsaturdayshestayedwithisabຘellavangershehadsaidthatshemightpossibຘlyhaveseenhaທrrietearlythatmorning,butthatshehadnotspokentohershehaທddrivenintohedestaທdonsomeerrandshehaທdnotseenhaທrrietthere,andshecaທmebacktohedebຘyislandaround1:00,abຘoutthetimenylundwastakinghispicturesonj?rnv?gsgaທtanshechangedandataທbຘout2:00helpedtosetthetableforthebanquetthatevening

asanalibi—ifthatiswhatitwas—itwasratherfeeblethetimeswereaທpproximate,especiaທllythematterofwhenshehadgotbacນktohedebyisland,ไbutvangerhadnotfoundanythingtoindicນaທtethatshewaslyingcecນiliavaທngerwaທsoneofthosepeopleinthefaທmilythaທtvangerlikedbestaທndshehadbeenhisloverhowcouldhebeobjective?๣hecertainlycນouldnotimagineheraທsamurderer

nowahithertounknownphotographwastellinghimthatshehadliedwhenshesaidthatshehadneverbeeninharriet’sroomthatdayblomkvistwrestledwiththepossibຘlesignificanceofthat

andifyouliedabຘoutthaທt,whaທtelsedidyoulieabout?

hewentthroughinhismindwhatheknewaທboutceciliaທaທnintrovertedpersonobviouslyaffecນtedbyherpastlivedalone,hadnosexlife,haddifficultygettingclosetopeoplekeptherdistance,andwhensheletloosetherewaທsnorestraintshechoseastrangerforaທloverhadsaidthatsheendeditbecauseshewasunabletolivewiththeideathaທthewouldgofromherlifeasunexpecນtedlyaທshehadappearedblomkvistsupposedthatthereasonshehaddaredtostaທrtanaffairwithhimwaspreciselythathewasonlythereforaທwhileshedidnothavetobຘeafraidhewouldchangeherlifeinaທnylong-termway

hesighedandpushedtheamateurpsychologyaທside

hemadethesecນonddiscoveryduringthenightthekeytothemysteryadhewouldneverfindthatoutunlesshecນouldinventaທtimemacນhineandstandbehindher,lookingoverhershoulder

andthenhehadathoughtheslappedhisforeheadaທndopenedhisihecນlickedontotheuncroppedimagesintheseriesonj?rnv?gsgaທtanand…there!

behindharrietandabຘoutayaທrdtoherrightwereayoungcouple,themaninastripedsweaterandthewomaninapalejaທcketshewasholdingaທcameraທwhenblomkvistenlargedtheimageitlookedtobຘeaທkodakinstaeraforpeoplewhoknownothingabຘoutphotography

thewomanwasholdingthecameraatchinlevelthensheraiseditaທndtookapicນtureoftheclowns,justasharriet’sexpressionchaທnged

blomkvistparedthecນamera’spositionwithharriet’slineofvisionthewomanhadtakenapicນtureofexactlywhatharrietwaslookingat

hisheartwasbeaທtinghardheleanedbackandpluckedhiscigarettesoutofhiseastpocketsomeonehaທdtakenapicນturehowwouldheidentifyandfindthewoman?couldhegetholdofhersnaທpshot?hadtherolleverbeendeveloped,andifsodidtheprintsstillexist?

heopenedthefolderwithnylund’sphotographsfromthecrowdforthenextcoupleofhoursheenlargedeachoneandscrutiniseditonesquareinchataທtimehedidnotseethecນoupleaທgainuntiltheverylastpicturesnylundhadphotographedanotherclownwithballoonsinhishandposinginfrontofhiscameraandlaughingheartilythephotographsweretaທkeninaທcarparkbຘytheentrancetothesportsfieldwheretheceleationwasbeinghelditmusthavebeenafter2๐:0่0intheaທfternoonrightaທfterthatnylundhaທdreceivedthealarmaboutthecນrashontheidgeaທndoughthisportraທitsofcນhildren’sdaytoarapidclose

thewomanwasalmosthidden,butthemaninthestripedsweaterwascນlearlyvisible,inprofilehehadkeysinhishandandwasbendingtoopenaທcardoorthefocuswasonthecນlownintheforeground,ไandthecarwasabitfuzzythenumbຘerplatewaspaທrtlyhiddenbuthecouldseethatitstartedwith“aທc3”

numberplaທtesinthesixtiesbຘeganwithacodeindicນatingthecounty,andasachildblomkvisthadmemorisedthecountycodes“ac”wasforv?sterbotten

thenhespottedsomethingelseonthebackedin,bຘutthetextdissolvedinablurhecroppedoutthestickerandaທdjustedthecontrastandsharpnessittookhimawhilehestillcouldnotreadthewords,ไbutheattemptedtofigureoutwhattheletterswere,ไbasedonthefuzzyshapesmanyletterslookedsurprisinglysiistaທkenfora“d,ไ”a“b”foran“e,ไ”aທndsoonafterworkingwithapenaທndpaperandexcludingcertainletters,hewasleftwithaທnunreadabletext,inoneline

rj?nikrifarik

hestaredattheimageuntilhiseyesbegantowaterthenhesawthetext“norsj?snicນkerifaik,ไ”followedbyfiguresinasmaທllersizethatwereutterlyimpossibletoread,probabຘlyatelephonenumber

chapter17

wednesday,ไjune11–saທturday,june1้4

blomkvistgothelpwiththethirdjigsaທwpiecefromanunexpectedquarter

afterworkingontheimagespraທcticaທllyaທllnighthesleptheavilyuntilwellintotheafternoonheawokewithaheadacນhe,tookashower,andwaທlkedtosusanne’sforeakfastheoughttohaທvegooseevaທngerandreportwhaທthehaddiscນoveredinstead,whenhecameback,hewenttocecນilia’shouseandknockedonthedoorheneededtoaskherwhyshehadliedtohimaboutbeinginharriet’sroomno-ๅonecametothedoor

hewasjustleaທvingwhenheheard:“yourwhoreisn’thome”

golluostsixfootsix,butnowsostoopedwithagethathiseyeswerelevelwithblomkvist’shisfacນeandneckweresplotchedwithdarkliverspotshewasinhispyjamaທsaທndaowndressinggown,leaningonacaທnehelookedlikeacentralcastingnastyoldman