第 28 部分阅读
nuberplatesinthesixtiesbeganwithacodeindicatingthecounty,andasachildblokvisthadeorisedthecountycodes.“ac”wasforv？sterbotten.
thenhespottedsoethingelse.onthebackwindoasastickerofsoesort.hezooedin,butthetextdissolvedinablur.hecroppedoutthestickerandadjustedthecontrastandsharpness.ittookhiawhile.hestillcouldnotreadthewords,butheatteptedtofigureoutwhattheletterswere,basedonthefuzzyshapes.manyletterslookedsurprisinglysiilar.an“o”couldbeistakenfora“d,”a“b”foran“e,”andsoon.afterworkingwithapenandpaperandexcludingcertainletters,hewasleftwithanunreadabletext,inoneline.
rj？nikrifarik
hestaredattheiageuntilhiseyesbegantowater.thenhesawthetext.“norsj？snickerifabrik,”followedbyfiguresinasallersizethatwereutterlyipossibletoread,probablyatelephonenuber.
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wednesday,june11–saturday,june14
blokvistgothelpwiththethirdjigsawpiecefroanunexpectedquarter.
afterworkingontheiagespracticallyallnighthesleptheavilyuntilwellintotheafternoon.heawokewithaheadache,tookashower,andwalkedtosusanne’sforbreakfast.heoughttohavegooseevangerandreportwhathehaddiscovered.instead,whenhecaeback,hewenttocecilia’shouseandknockedonthedoor.heneededtoaskherwhyshehadliedtohiaboutbeinginharriet’sroo.no-onecaetothedoor.
hewasjustleavingwhenheheard:“yourwhoreisn’thoe.”
golluhadeergedfrohiscave.hewasoncetall,alostsixfootsix,butnowsostoopedwithagethathiseyeswerelevelwithblokvist’s.hisfaceandneckweresplotchedwithdarkliverspots.hewasinhispyjaasandabrowndressinggown,leaningonacane.helookedlikeacentralcastingnastyoldan.
“whatdidyousay？”
“isaidthatyourwhoreisn’thoe.”
blokviststeppedsoclosethathewasalostnosetonosewithharaldvanger.
“you’retalkingaboutyourowndaughter,youfuckingpig.”
“i’nottheonewhoessneakingoverhereinthenight,”haraldsaidwithatoothlesssile.heselledfoul.blokvistsidesteppedhiandwentdowntheroadwithoutlookingback.hefoundvangerinhisoffice.
“i’vejusthadthepleasureofeetingyourbrother,”mikaelsaid.
“harald？well,well,so,he’sventuredout.hedoesthatacoupleoftiesayear.”
“iwasknockingoncecilia’sdoorwhenthisvoicebehindesaid,quote,yourwhoreisn’thoe,unquote.”
“thatsoundslikeharald,”vangersaidcally.
“hecalledhisowndaughterawhore,forgod’ssake.”
“he’sbeendoingthatforyears.that’swhytheydon’ttalkuch.”
“whydoeshecallherthat？”
“cecilialosthervirginitywhenshewastwenty-one.ithappenedhereinhedestadafterasuerroance,theyearafterharrietdisappeared.”
“and？”
“theanshefellinlovewithwascalledpetersauelsson.hewasafinancialassistantatthevangercorporation.abrightboy.todayheworksforabb.thekindofaniwouldhavebeenproudtohaveasyson-in-lawifshewereydaughter.haraldeasuredhisskullorcheckedhisfailytreeorsoethinganddiscoveredthathewasone-quarterjewish.”
“goodlord.”
“he’scalledherawhoreeversince.”
“heknewthatceciliaandihave…”
“everybodyinthevillageprobablyknowsthatwiththepossibleexceptionofisabella,becauseno-oneinhisrightindwouldtellheranything,andthankheavensshe’sniceenoughtogotobedat8:00everynight.haraldontheotherhandhaspresuablybeenfollowingeverystepyoutake.”
blokvistsatdown,lookingfoolish.
“youeanthateveryoneknows…”
“ofcourse.”
“andyoudon’tind？”
“mydearmikael,it’sreallynoneofybusiness.”
“whereiscecilia？”
“theschoolterisover.shewenttolondononsaturdaytovisithersister,andafterthatshe’shavingaholidayin…h,ithinkitwasflorida.she’llbebackinaboutaonth.”
blokvistfeltevenorefoolish.
“we’vesortofputourrelationshiponholdforawhile.”
“soiunderstand,butit’sstillnoneofybusiness.how’syourworkingalong？”
blokvistpouredhiselfacupofcoffeefrovanger’stheros.
“ithinki’vefoundsoenewaterial.”
hetookhisioutofhisshoulderbagandscrolledthroughtheseriesofiagesshowinghowharriethadreactedonj？rnv？gsgatan.heexplainedhowhehadfoundtheotherspectatorswiththecaeraandtheircarwiththenorsj？carpentryshopsign.whenhewasfinishedvangerwantedtoseeallthepicturesagain.whenhelookedupfrotheputerhisfacewasgrey.blokvistwassuddenlyalaredandputahandonvanger’sshoulder.vangerwavedhiawayandsatinsilenceforawhile.
“you’vedonewhatithoughtwasipossible.you’veturnedupsoethingpletelynew.whatareyougoingtodonext？”
“iagoingtolookforthatsnapshot,ifitstillexists.”
hedidnotentionthefaceinthewindow.
harald
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