第 15 部分阅读
thus,indeceber—takingabreakfroherresearchonmikaelblokvist—shearrivedatbjuran’sofficeonst.eriksplan,whereanelderlywoanrepresentingtheboardhadhandedoversalander’sextensivefiletoadvokatbjuran.thewoanhadkindlyaskedsalanderhowthingsweregoing,andsheseeedsatisfiedwiththestifledsilenceshereceivedinreply.afterabouthalfanhoursheleftsalanderinthecareofadvokatbjuran.
salanderdecidedthatshedidnotlikeadvokatbjuran.shestudiedhifurtivelyashereadthroughhercase.age:overfifty.tribody.tennisontuesdaysandfridays.blond.thinninghair.aslightcleftinhischin.hugobossaftershave.bluesuit.redtiewithagoldtiepinandostentatiouscufflinkswiththeinitialsneb.steel-riedglasses.greyeyes.tojudgebytheagazinesonthesidetable,hisinterestswerehuntingandshooting.
duringtheyearsshehadknownpalgren,hehadalwaysofferedhercoffeeandchattedwithher.notevenherworstescapesfrofosterhoesorherregulartruancyfroschoolhadeverruffledhisposure.theonlytiepalgrenhadbeenreallyupsetwaswhenshehadbeenchargedwithassaultandbatteryafterthatscubaghadgropedheringalastan.doyouunderstandwhatyou’vedone？youhaveharedanotherhuanbeing,lisbeth.hehadsoundedlikeanoldteacher,andshehadpatientlyignoredeverywordofhisscolding.
bjurandidnothavetieforsalltalk.hehadiediatelyconcludedthattherewasadiscrepancybetweenpalgren’sobligations,aordingtotheregulationsofguardianship,andthefactthathehadapparentlyallowedthesalandergirltotakechargeofherownhouseholdandfinances.bjuranstartedinonasortofinterrogation:howuchdoyouearn？iwantacopyofyourfinancialrecords.whodoyouspendtiewith？doyoupayyourrentontie？doyoudrink？didpalgrenapproveofthoseringsyouhaveonyourface？areyoucarefulabouthygiene？
fuckyou.
palgrenhadbeehertrusteerightafteralltheevilhadhappened.hehadinsistedoneetingswithheratleastonceaonth,soetiesoreoften.aftersheovedbacktolundagatan,theywerealsopracticallyneighbours.helivedonhornsgatan,acoupleofblocksaway,andtheywouldrunintoeachotherandgoforcoffeeatgiffy’sorsoeothercafénearby.palgrenhadnevertriedtoipose,butafewtieshehadvisitedher,bringingsoelittlegiftforherbirthday.shehadastandinginvitationtovisithiwheneversheliked,aprivilegethatsheseldotookadvantageof.butwhensheovedtos？der,shehadstartedspendingchristasevewithhiaftershewenttoseeherother.theywouldeatchristashaandplaychess.shehadnorealinterestinthegae,butaftershelearnedtherules,sheneverlostaatch.hewasawidower,andsalanderhadseenitasherdutytotakepityonhionthoselonelyholidays.
sheconsideredherselfinhisdebt,andshealwayspaidherdebts.
itwaspalgrenwhohadsubletherother’sapartentonlundagatanforheruntilsalanderneededherownplacetolive.theapartentwasabout500squarefeet,shabbyandunrenovated,butatleastitwasaroofoverherhead.
nowpalgrenwasgone,andanothertietoestablishedsocietyhadbeensevered.nilsbjuranwasawhollydifferentsortofperson.nowayshewouldbespendingchristaseveathishouse.hisfirstovehadbee. utinplacenewrulesontheanageentofheraountathandelsbanken.palgrenhadneverhadanyproblesaboutbendingtheconditionsofhisguardianshipsoastoallowhertotakecareofherownfinances.shepaidherbillsandcouldusehersavingsasshesawfit.
priortotheeetingwithbjurantheweekbeforechristasshehadpreparedherself；oncethere,shehadtriedtoexplainthathispredecessorhadtrustedherandhadneverbeengivenoasiontodootherwise.palgrenhadlethertakecareofherownaffairsandnotinterferedinherlife.
“that’soneoftheprobles,”bjuransaid,tappinghercase.hethenadealongspeechabouttherulesandgovernentregulationsonguardianship.
“heletyourunfree,isthatit？iwonderhowhegotawaywithit.”
becausehewasacrazysocialdeocratwhohadworkedwithtroubledkidsallhislife.
“i’notachildanyore,”salandersaid,asifthatwereexplanationenough.
“no,you’renotachild.buti’vebeenappointedyourguardian,andaslongasihavethatrole,ialegallyandfinanciallyresponsibleforyou.”
heopenedanewaountinhernae,andshewassupposedtoreportittomilton’spersonnelofficeanduseitfronowon.thegoodolddayswereover.infuturebjuranwouldpayherbills,andshewouldbegivenanallowanceeachonth.hetoldherthatheexpectedhe. rovidereceiptsforallherexpenses.shewouldreceive1,400kronoraweek—“forfood,clothing,filtickets,andsuchlike.”
salanderearnedorethan160,000kronorayear.shecoulddoublethatbyworkingfull-tieandaeptingalltheassignentsaranskyofferedher.butshehadfewexpensesanddidnotneeduchoney.thecostofherapartentwasabout2,000kronoraonth,andinspiteofherodestine,shehad90,000kronorinhersavingsaount.butshenolongerhadaesstoit.
“thishastodowiththefactthati’responsibleforyouroney,”hesaid.“youhav. utoneyasideforthefuture.butdon’tworry；i’lltakecareofallthat.”
i’vetakencareofyselfsinceiwasten,youcreep！
“youfunctionwellenoughinsocialtersthatyoudon’tneedtobeinstitutionalised,butthissocietyisresponsibleforyou.”
hequestionedhercloselyaboutwhatkindofworkassignentsshewasgivenatmiltonsecurity.shehadinstinctivelyliedaboutherduties.theanswershegavehiwasadescriptionofherveryfirstweeksatmilton.bjurangottheipressionthatsheadecoffeeandsortedthepost—suitableenoughtasksforsoeonewhowasalittleslow—andseeedsatisfied.
shedidnotknohyshehadlied,butshewassureitwasawisedecision.
blokvisthadspentfivehourswithvanger,andittookuchofthenightandalloftuesdaytotypeuphisnotesandpiecetogetherthegenealogyintoaprehensiblewhole.thefailyhistorythateergedwasadraaticallydifferentversionfrotheonepresentedastheofficialiageofthefaily.everyfailyhadafewskeletonsintheircupboards,butthevangerfailyhadanentiregalliaufryofthe.
blokvisthadhadtoreindhiselfseveraltiesthathisrealassignentwasnottowriteabiographyofthevangerfailybuttofindoutwhathadhappenedtoharrietvanger.thevangerbiographywouldbenoorethanplayingtothegallery.afterayearhewouldreceivehispreposteroussalary—thecontractdrawnupbyfrodehadbeensigned.histruereward,heho
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