第 15 部分阅读
“whatdoyouwanttoknow？”
“i’vereadthroughthefirstbinder,aboutthedisappearanceandthesearches,buttherearesoanyvangersentionedthatineedyourhelpidentifyingtheall.”
fornearlyteninutessalanderstoodintheeptyhallwithhereyesfixedonthebrassplaquethatsaid“advokatn.e.bjuran”beforesherangthebell.thelockontheentrydoorclicked.
itwastuesday.itwastheirsecondeeting,andshehadabadfeelingaboutit.
shewasnotafraidofbjuran—salanderwasrarelyafraidofanyoneoranything.ontheotherhand,shefeltunfortablewiththisnewguardian.hispredecessor,advokatholgerpalgren,hadbeenofanentirelydifferentilk:courteousandkind.butthreeonthsagopalgrenhadhadastroke,andnilserikbjuranhadinheritedherinaordancewithsoebureaucraticpeckingorder.
inthetwelveyearsthatsalanderhadbeenundersocialandpsychiatricguardianship,twoofthoseyearsinachildren’sclinic,shehadneveroncegiventhesaeanswertothesiplequestion:“so,howareyoutoday？”
whensheturnedthirteen,thecourthaddecided,underlawsgoverningtheguardianshipofinors,thatsheshouldbeentrustedtothelockedwardatst.stefan’spsychiatrilinicforchildreninuppsala.thedecisionwaspriarilybasedonthefactthatshewasdeeedtobeeotionallydisturbedanddangerouslyviolenttowardsherclassatesandpossiblytowardsherself.
allatteptsbyateacheroranyauthorityfiguretoinitiateaconversationwiththegirlaboutherfeelings,eotionallife,orthestateofherhealthwereet,totheirgreatfrustration,withasullensilenceandagreatdealofintensestaringatthefloor,ceiling,andwalls.shewouldfoldherarsandrefus. articipateinanypsychologicaltests.herresistancetoallatteptstoeasure,weigh,chart,analyse,oreducateherappliedalsotoherschoolwork—theauthoritiescouldhavehercarriedtoaclassrooandcouldchainhertothebench,buttheycouldnot. herfroclosingherearsandrefusingtoliftapentowriteanything.shepletedthenineyearsofpulsoryschoolingwithoutacertificate.
thishadconsequentlybeeassociatedwiththegreatdifficultyofevendiagnosingherentaldeficiencies.inshort,lisbethsalanderwasanythingbuteasytohandle.
bythetieshewasthirteen,itwasalsodecidedthatatrusteeshouldbeassignedtotakecareofherinterestsandassetsuntilshecaeofage.thistrusteewasadvokatpalgrenwho,inspiteofaratherdifficultstart,hadsueededwherepsychiatristsanddoctorshadfailed.graduallyhewonnotonlyacertainaountoftrustbutalsoaodestaountofwarthfrothegirl.
whensheturnedfifteen,thedoctorshadoreorlessagreedthatshewasnot,afterall,dangerouslyviolent,nordidsherepresentanyiediatedangertoherself.herfailyhadbeencategorisedasdysfunctional,andshehadnorelativeswhocouldlookafterherwelfare,soitwasdecidedthatlisbethsalandershouldbereleasedfrothepsychiatrilinicforchildreninuppsalaandeasedbackintosocietybywayofafosterfaily.
thathadnotbeenaneasyjourney.sheranawayfrothefirstfosterfailyafteronlytwoweeks.thesecondandthirdfosterfailiesfellbythewaysideinquicksuession.atthatpointpalgrenhadaseriousdiscussionwithher,explainingbluntlythatifshepersistedonthispathshewouldbeinstitutionalisedagain.thisthreathadtheeffectthatsheaeptedfosterfailynuberfour—anelderlycouplewholivedinmidsoarkransen.
butitdidnotean,however,thatshebehavedherself.attheageofseventeen,salanderwasarrestedbythepoliceonfouroasions；twiceshewassointoxicatedthatsheendedupintheeergencyroo,andonceshewasplainlyundertheinfluenceofnarcotics.ononeoftheseoasionsshewasfounddeaddrunk,withherclothesindisarray,inthebackseatofacarparkedats？derm？larstrand.shewaswithanequallydrunkanducholderan.
thelastarrestourredthreeweeksbeforehereighteenthbirthday,whenshe,perfectlysober,kickedaalepassengerintheheadinsidethegatesofthegalastantunnelbanastation.shewaschargedwithassaultandbattery.salanderclaiedthattheanhadgropedher,andhertestionywassupportedbywitnesses.theprosecutordisissedthecase.butherbackgroundwassuchthatthedistrictcourtorderedapsychiatricevaluation.sincesherefused,aswashercusto,toansweranyquestionso. articipateintheexainations,thedoctorsconsultedbythenationalboardofhealthandwelfarehandeddownanopinionbasedon“observationsofthepatient.”itwasunclearpreciselywhatcouldbeobservedwhenitwasaatterofasilentyoungwoansittingonachairwithherarsfoldedandherlowerlipstuckout.theonlydeterinationadewasthatsheustsufferfrosoekindofeotionaldisturbance,whosenaturewasofthesortthatcouldnotbeleftuntreated.theedical/legalreportreendedcareinaclosedpsychiatricinstitution.anassistantheadofthesocialwelfareboardwroteanopinioninsupportoftheconclusionsofthepsychiatricexperts.
withregardtoherpersonalrecord,theopinionconcludedthattherewasgraveriskofalcoholanddrugabuse,andthatshelackedself-awareness.bythenhercasewasfilledwithterssuchasintroverted,sociallyinhibited,lackinginepathy,ego-fixated,psychopathicandasocialbehaviour,difficultyincooperating,andincapableofassiilatinglearning.anyonewhoreadhercaseightbeteptedtoconcludethatsalanderwasseriouslyretarded.anotherarkagainstherwasthatthesocialservicesstreetpatrolhadonseveraloasionsobservedher“withvariousen”intheareaaroundmariatet.shewasonce. pedandfriskedintantolunden,againwithaucholderan.itwasfearedthatsalanderwaspossiblyoperatingas,orrantheriskofbeing,aprostitute.
whenthedistrictcourt—theinstitutionthatwoulddeterineherfuture—ettodecideontheatter,theouteseeedaforegoneconclusion.shewasobviouslyaproblechild,anditwasunlikelythatthecourtwouldetoanydecisionotherthantoaeptthereendationsofboththepsychiatricandthesocialinquiries.
ontheorningthecourthearingwastotakeplace,salanderwasbroughtfrothepsychiatrilinicforchildrenwhereshehadbeenconfinedsincetheincidentingalastan.shefeltlikeaprisonerfroaconcentrationcap:shehadnohopeofsurvivingtheday.thefirstpersonshesawinthecourtroowaspalgren,andittookawhileforhertorealisethathewasnotthereintheroleofatrusteebutratherasherlegalrepresentative.
tohersurprise,hewasfirlyinhercorner,andheadeapowerfulappealagainstinstitutionalisation.shedidnotbetraywithsouchasaraisedeyebrowthatshewassurprised,butshelistenedintentlytoeverywordthatwassaid.palgrenwasbrilliantduringthetwohoursinwhichhecross-exainedthephysician,adr.jesperh.l？deran,whohadsignedhisnaetothereendationthatsalanderbelockedawayinaninstitution.everydetailoftheopinionwasscrutinised,andthedoctorwasrequiredtoexplainthescientificbasisforeachstateent.eventuallyitbecaeclearthatsincethepatienthadrefuse. leteasingletest,thebasisforthedoctor’sconclusionswasinfactnothingorethanguesswork.
attheendofthehearing,palgrenintiatedthatpulsoryinstitutionalisationwasinallprobabilitynotonlycontrarytoparliaent’sdecisionsinsiilarsituations,butinthisparticularcaseitightinadditionbethesubjectofpoliticalandediareprisals.soitwasineveryone’sinteresttofindanappropriatealternativesolution.suchlanguagewasunusualfornegotiationsinthistypeofsituation,andtheebersofthecourthadsquirednervously.
thesolutionwasalsoaproise.thecourtconcludedthatlisbethsalanderwasindeedeotionallydisturbed,butthatherconditiondidnotnecessarilywarrantinternent.ontheotherhand,thesocialwelfaredirector’sreendationofguardianshipwastakenunderconsideration.thechairanofthecourtturned,withavenooussile,toholgerpalgren,whoupuntilthenhadbeenhertrustee,andinquiredwhetherheightbewillingtotakeontheguardianship.thechairanobviouslythoughtthatpalgrenwouldbackawayandtr. ushtheresponsibilityontosoeoneelse.onthecontrary,palgrendeclaredthathewouldbehappytotakeonthejobofservingasfr？kensalander’sguardian—butononecondition:“thatfr？kensalanderustbewillingtotrusteandaepteasherguardian.”
heturnedtofaceher.lisbethsalanderwassoewhatbewilderedbytheexchangethathadgonebackandforthoverherheadallday.untilnowno-onehadaskedforheropinion.shelookedatholgerpalgrenforalongtieandthennoddedonce.
palgrenwasapeculiarixtureofjuristandsocialworker,oftheoldschool.atfirsthehadbeenapoliticallyappointedeberofthesocialwelfareboard,andhehadspentnearlyallhislifedealingwithprobleyouths.areluctantsenseofrespect,alostborderingonfriendship,hadintieforedbetweenpalgrenandhisward,whowasunquestionablytheostdifficulthehadeverhadtodealwith.
theirrelationshiphadlastedelevenyears,froherthirteenthbirthdayuntilthepreviousyear,whenafeeeksbeforechristasshehadgooseepalgrenathoeafterheissedoneoftheirscheduledonthlyeetings.
whenhedidn. enthedooreventhoughshecouldhearsoundsingfrohisapartent,shebrokeinbyclibingupadrainpipetothebalconyonthefourthfloor.shefoundhilyingonthefloorinthehall,consciousbutunabletospeakorove.shecalledforanabulanceandacpaniedhitos？derhospitalwithagrowingfeelingofpanicinherstoach.forthreedaysshehardlyleftthecorridoroutsidetheintensivecareunit.likeafaithfulwatchdog,shekeptaneyeoneverydoctorandnursewhowentinoroutofthedoor.shewanderedupanddownthecorridorlikealostsoul,fixinghereyesoneverydoctorwhocaenear.finallyadoctorwhosenaesheneverdiscoveredtookherintoarootoexplainthegravityofthesituation.herrpalgrenwasincriticalconditionfollowingaseverecerebralhaeorrhage.hewasnotexpectedtoregainconsciousness.hewasonlysixty-fouryearsold.sheneitherweptnorchangedherexpression.shestoodup,leftthehospital,anddidnotreturn.
fiveweekslatertheguardianshipagencysuonedsalandertothefirsteetingwithhernewguardian.herinitialipulsewastoignorethesuons,butpalgrenhadiprintedinherconsciousnessthateveryactionhasitsconsequences.shehadlearnedtoanalysetheconsequencesandsoshehadetotheconclusionthattheeasiestwayoutofthispresentdileawastosatisfytheguardianshipagencybybehavingasifshecaredaboutwhattheyhadtosay.
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