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ewlyshovelledcourtyardinfrontofasmalltimberedhouseclosetotheendofthebridge.Thehousewasnotlocked.TheysteppedintoamodesthallwaywhereBlomkvist,withasighofrelief,putdownhissuitcases.

    “Thisiswhatwecallourguesthouse.It’swhereweusuallyputpeopleupwhoaregoingtostayforalongerperiodoftime.Thiswaswhereyouandyourparentslivedin1963.It’soneoftheoldestbuildingsinthevillage,butit’sbeenmodernised.IaskedNilsson,mycaretaker,tolightthefirethismorning.”

    Thehouseconsistedofalargekitchenandtwosmallerrooms,totallingabout500squarefeet.Thekitchentookuphalfthespaceandwasquitemodern,withanelectricstoveandasmallrefrigerator.Againstthewallfacingthefrontdoorstoodanoldcast-ironstoveinwhichafirehadindeedbeenlitearlierintheday.

    “Youdon’tneedtousethewoodstoveunlessitgetsbitterlycold.Thefirewoodbinisthereinthehallway,andyou’llfindawoodshedattheback.Thehousehasbeenunlived-inthisautumn.Theelectricheatersareusuallysufficient.Justmakesureyoudon’thanganyclothesonthem,oritmaystartafire.”

    Blomkvistlookedaround.Windowsfacedthreedifferentdirections,andfromthekitchentablehehadaviewofthebridge,aboutahundredfeetaway.Thefurnishingsinthekitchenincludedthreebigcupboards,somekitchenchairs,anoldbench,andashelffornewspapers.OntopwasanissueofSeefrom1967.Inonecornerwasasmallertablethatcouldbeusedasadesk.

    Twonarrowdoorsledtosmallerrooms.Theoneontheright,closesttotheoutsidewall,washardlymorethanacubbyholewithadesk,achair,andsomeshelvesalongthewall.Theotherroom,betweenthehallwayandthelittleoffice,wasaverysmallbedroomwithanarrowdoublebed,abedsidetable,andawardrobe.Onthewallshunglandscapepaintings.Thefurnitureandwallpaperinthehousewerealloldandfaded,buttheplacesmelledniceandclean.Someonehadworkedoverthefloorwithadoseofsoap.Thebedroomhadanotherdoortothehallway,whereastoreroomhadbeenconvertedintoabathroomwithashower.

    “Youmayhaveaproblemwiththewater,”Vangersaid.“Wecheckeditthismorning,butthepipesaren’tburiedverydeep,andifthiscoldhangsonforlongtheymayfreeze.There’sabucketinthehallwaysoeupa

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