Код да Винчи

Chapter 21

           

           «MygrandfatherprobablycreatedthisMonaLisaanagramlongago,»Sophiesaid,glancingupatLangdon.Andtonighthewasforcedtouseitasamakeshiftcode.Hergrandfather’svoicehadcalledoutfrombeyondwithchillingprecision.

           LeonardoDaVinci!TheMonaLisa!Whyhisfinalwordstoherreferencedthefamouspainting,Sophiehadnoidea,butshecouldthinkofonlyonepossibility.Adisturbingone.

           Thosewerenothisfinalwords….

           WasshesupposedtovisittheMonaLisa?Hadhergrandfatherleftheramessagethere?Theideaseemedperfectlyplausible.Afterall,thefamouspaintinghungintheSalledesEtatsaprivateviewingchamberaccessibleonlyfromtheGrandGallery.Infact,Sophienowrealized,thedoorsthatopenedintothechamberweresituatedonlytwentymetersfromwherehergrandfatherhadbeenfounddead.

           HeeasilycouldhavevisitedtheMonaLisabeforehedied.

           Sophiegazedbackuptheemergencystairwellandfelttorn.SheknewsheshouldusherLangdonfromthemuseumimmediately,andyetinstincturgedhertothecontrary.AsSophierecalledherfirstchildhoodvisittotheDenonWing,sherealizedthatifhergrandfatherhadasecrettotellher,fewplacesonearthmadeamoreaptrendezvousthanDaVinci’sMonaLisa.

           «She’sjustalittlebitfarther,»hergrandfatherhadwhispered,clutchingSophie’stinyhandasheledherthroughthedesertedmuseumafterhours.

           Sophiewassixyearsold.Shefeltsmallandinsignificantasshegazedupattheenormousceilingsanddownatthedizzyingfloor.

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