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blokvistwasnotwillingtosharevanger’sconvictionthatafailyeberwasbehindharriet’sdisappearance.anuberofothershadtobeaddedtothelistofsuspects.
dirchfrodebeganworkingforvangerashislawyerinthespringof1962.andasidefrothefaily,whoweretheservantswhenharrietvanished？gunnarnilsson—alibiornot—wasnieenyearsold,andhisfather,magnus,wasinalllikelihoodpresentonhedebyisland,asweretheartistnoranandthepastorfalk.wasfalkarried？the？sterg？rdenfareraronsson,aswellashissonjerkeraronsson,livedontheisland,closeenoughtoharrietvangerwhileshewasgrowingup—whatsortofrelationshipdidtheyhave？wasaronssonstillarried？didotherpeopleliveatthattieonthefar？
asblokvistwrotedownallthenaes,thelisthadgrowntofortypeople.itwas3:30intheorningandthetheroeterread-6°f.helongedforhisownbedonbellansgatan.
hewasawokenbytheworkanfrotelia.by11:00hewashookedupandnolongerfeltquiteasprofessionallyhandicapped.ontheotherhand,hisowntelephonereainedstubbornlysilent.hewasstartingtofeelquitepig-headedandwouldnotcalltheoffice.
heswitchedonhiseailprograeandlookedrapidlythroughthenearly350essagessenttohioverthepastweek.hesavedadozen；therestwerespaorailingliststhathesubscribedto.thefirsteailwasfro:ihopeyousuckcockintheslammeryoufuckingmiepig.hefileditinthe“intelligentcriticism”folder.
hewroteto:“hiricky.justtotellyouthati’vegottheworkingandcanbereachedwhenyoucanfivee.hedebyisarusticplace,wellworthavisit.m.”whenitfeltlikelunchtieheputhisiinhisbagandwalkedtosusanne’sbridgecafé.heparkedhiselfathisusualcornertable.susannebroughthicoffeeandsandwiches,castinganinquisitiveglanceathisputer.sheaskedhiwhathewasworkingon.forthefirsttieblokvistusedhiscoverstory.theyexchangedpleasantries.susanneurgedhitocheckwithherwhenhewasreadyfortherealrevelations.
“i’vebeenservingvangersforthirty-fiveyears,andiknowostofthegossipaboutthatfaily,”shesaid,andsashayedofftothekitchen.withchildren,grandchildren,andgreat-grandchildren—whohehadnotbotheredtoinclude—thebrothersfredrikandjohanvangerhadapproxiatelyfiftylivingoffspringtoday.thefailyhadatendencytolivetoaripeoldage.fredrikvangerlivedtobeseventy-eight,andhisbrotherjohantoseventy-two.offredrik’ssonswhowereyetalive,haraldwasniy-twoandhenrikwaseighty-two.
theonlyexceptionwasgustav,whodiedoflungdiseaseattheageofthirty-seven.vangerhadexplainedthatgustavhadalwaysbeensicklyandhadgonehisownway,neverreallyfittinginwiththerestofthefaily.heneverarriedandhadnochildren.
theotherswhohaddiedyounghadsuubedtootherfactorsthanillness.richardvangerwaskilledinthewinterwar,onlythirty-threeyearsold.gottfriedvanger,harriet’sfather,haddrownedtheyearbeforeshedisappeared.andharrietherselfwasonlysixteen.mikaeladenoteofthestrangesyetryinthatparticularbranchofthefaily—grandfather,father,anddaughterhadallbeenstruckbyisfortune.richard’sonlyreainingdescendantwasmartinvangerwho,atfifty-four,wasstillunarried.butvangerhadexplainedthathisnepheasaveritableheritwithawoanwholivedinhedestad.
blokvistnotedtwofactorsinthefailytree.thefirstwasthatnovangerhadeverdivorcedorrearried,eveniftheirspousehaddiedyoung.hewonderedhowonthatwas,intersofstatistics.ceciliavangerhadbeenseparatedfroherhusbandforyears,butapparently,theywerestillarried.
theotherpeculiaritywasthatwhereasfredrikvanger’sdescendants,includinghenrik,hadplayedleadingrolesinthebusinessandlivedpriarilyinornearhedestad,johanvanger’sbranchofthefaily,whichproducedonlydaughters,hadarriedanddispersedtostockhol,mal？,andg？teborabroad.andtheyonlycaetohedestadforsuerholidaysortheoreiportanteetings.thesingleexceptionwasingridvanger,whoseson,gunnarkarlan,livedinhedestad.hewastheeditorinchiefofthehedestadcourier.
thinkingasaprivatedetectiveight,vangerthoughtthattheunderlyingotiveforharriet’surderightbefoundinthestructureofthepany—thefactthatearlyonhehadadeitknownthatharrietwasspecialtohi；theotiveighthavebeentoharvangerhiself,orperhapsharriethaddiscoveredsoesensitiverationconcerningthepanyandtherebybecaeathreattosoeone.thesewereerespeculations；nevertheless,inthisannerhehadidentifiedacircleconsistingofthirteenindividualswhoheconsideredtobeofpotentialinterest.
blokvist’sconversationwithvangerthedaybeforehadbeenilluinatingononeotherpoint.frothestarttheoldanhadtalkedtoblokvistaboutsoanyebersofhisfailyinaconteptuousanddenigratinganner.itstruckhiasodd.blokvistwonderedwhetherthepatriarch’ssuspicionsabouthisfailyhadwarpedhisjudgeentintheatterofharriet’sdisappearance,butnowhewasstartingtorealisethatvangerhadadeanaazinglysoberassessent.
theiagethatwaseergingrevealedafailythatwassociallyandfinanciallysuessful,butinalltheoreordinaryaspectswasquiteclearlydysfunctional.
henrikvanger’sfatherhadbeenacold,insensitiveanwhosiredhischildrenandthenlethiswifelookaftertheirupbringingandwelfare.untilthechildrenreachedtheageofsixteentheybarelysawtheirfatherexceptatspecialfailygatheringswhentheywereexpectedtobepresentbutalsoinvisible.henrikcouldnotreeberhisfathereverexpressinganyforoflove,eveninthesallestway.onthecontrary,thesonwasoftentoldthathewasinpetentandwasthetargetofdevastatingcriticis.corporalpunishentwasseldoused；itwasn’tnecessary.theonlytieshehadwonhisfather’srespectcaelaterinlife,throughhisacplishentswithinthevangercorporation.
theoldestbrother,richard,hadrebelled.afteranarguent—thereasonforwhichwasneverdiscussedinthefaily—theboyhadovedtouppsalatostudy.therehadbeensowntheseedsofthethenazicareerwhichvangerhadalreadyentioned,andwhichwouldeventuallyleadtothefinnishtrenches.whattheoldanhadnotentionedpreviouslywasthattwootherbrothershadhadsiilarcareers.
in1930haraldandgregerhadfollowedinrichard’sfootstepstouppsala.thetwohadbeenclose,butvangerwasnotsuretowhatextenttheyhadspenttiewithrichard.itwasquiteclearthatthebrothersalljoinedperengdahl’sfascistoveent,thenewsweden.haraldhadloyallyfollowedperengdahlovertheyears,firsttosweden’snationalunion,thentotheswedishoppositiongroup,andfinallythenewswedishmoveentafterthewar.haraldcontinuedtobeaeberuntilengdahldiedintheniies,andforcertainperiodshewasoneofthekeycontributorstothehibernatingswedishfascistoveent.
haraldvangerstudiededicineinuppsalaandlandedalostiediatelyincirclesthatwereobsessedwithracehygieneandracebiology.foratieheworkedattheswedishracebiologyinstitute,andasaphysicianhebecaeaproinentcapaignerforthesterilisationofundesirableeleentsinthepopulation.
quote,henrikvanger,tape2,02950:
haraldwentevenfurther.in1937heco-authored—underapseudony,thankgod—aentitledthepeople’sneweurope.ididn’tfindthisoutuntiltheseventies.ihaveacopythatyoucanread.itustbeoneoftheostdisgustingseverpublishedintheswedishlanguage.haraldarguednotonlyforsterilisationbutalsoforeuthanasia—activelyputtingtodeathpeoplewhooffendedhisaesthetictastesanddidn’tfithisiageoftheperfectswedishrace.inotherwords,hewasappealingforwholesaleurderinatextthatwaswritteninipeableacadeicproseandcontainedalltherequirededicalarguents.getridofthosewhoarehandicapped.don’tallowthesaaipeopletospread；theyhaveamongolianinfluence.peoplewhoareentallyillwouldregarddeathasaforofliberation,wouldn’tthey？loosewoen,vagrants,gypsies,andjews—youcaniagine.inybrother’sfantasies,auschwitzcouldhavebeenlocatedindalarna.
afterthewargregervangerbecaeasecondary-schoolteacherandeventuallytheheadasterofthehedestadpreparatoryschool.vangerthoughtthathenolongerbelongedtoanypartyafterthewarandhadgivenupnazis.hediedin1974,anditwasn’tuntilhewentthroughhisbrother’scorrespondencethathelearnedthatinthefiftiesgregerhadjoinedthepoliticallyineffectualbuttotallycrackpotsectcalledthenordicnationalparty.hehadreainedaeberuntilhisdeath.
quote,henrikvanger,tape2,04167:
consequently,threeofybrotherswerepoliticallyinsane.howsickweretheyinothe
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