kedupSalanderbyherfrontdooronLundagatanat10:00anddrovehertotheNorracrematorium.Hestayedathersideduringtheceremony.Foralongtimetheyweretheonlymournersalongwiththepastor,butwhenthefuneralbeganArmanskyslippedin.HenoddedcurtlytoBlomkvistandstoodbehindSalander,gentlyputtingahandonhershoulder.Shenoddedwithoutlookingathim,asifsheknewwhowasstandingthere.Thensheignoredthemboth.
Salanderhadtoldhimnothingabouthermother,butthepastorhadapparentlyspokentosomeoneatthenursinghomewhereshedied,andBlomkvistunderstoodthatthecauseofdeathwasacerebralhaemorrhage.Salanderdidnotsayawordduringtheceremony.Thepastorlosthertrainofthoughttwicewhensheturneddirectlytoher.Salanderlookedherstraightintheeyewithoutexpression.Whenitwasoversheturnedonherheelandleftwithoutsayingthankyouorgoodbye.BlomkvistandArmanskytookadeepbreathandlookedateachother.
“She’sfeelingreallybad,”Armanskysaid.
“Iknowthat,”Blomkvistsaid.“Itwasgoodofyoutoe.”
“I’mnotsosureaboutthat.”
ArmanskyfixedBlomkvistwithhisgaze.
“Ifyoutwoaredrivingbacknorth,keepaneyeonher.”
Hepromisedtodothat.Theysaidgoodbye,andtothepastor,atthechurchdoor.Salanderwasalreadyinthecar,waiting.
ShehadtogobackwithhimtoHedestadtogethermotorcycleandtheequipmentshehadborrowedfromMiltonSecurity.NotuntiltheyhadpassedUppsaladidshebreakhersilenceandaskhowthetriptoAustraliahadgone.BlomkvisthadlandedatArlandalatethenightbeforeandhadsleptonlyafewhours.DuringthedrivehetoldherHarrietVanger’sstory.Salandersatinsilenceforhalfanhourbeforesheopenedhermouth.
“Bitch,”shesaid.
“Who?”
“HarrietFuckingVanger.Ifshehaddonesomethingin1966,MartinVangercouldn’thavekeptkillingandrapingforthirty-sevenyears.”
“Harrietknewaboutherfathermurderingwomen,butshehadnoideathatMartinhadanythingtodowithit.Shefledfromabrotherwhorapedherandthenthreatenedtorevealthatshehaddrownedherfatherifshedidn’tdowhathesaid.”
“Bullshit.”
AfterthattheysatinsilenceallthewaytoHedestad.Blomkvistwaslateforhisappointmentanddr