Код да Винчи

Chapter 23

           Ifhehadwrittenanythinginhere,healmostcertainlywouldhavewrittenitwiththewatermarkstylus.

           Takingadeepbreath,Sophiehurrieddowntothewell-litcrimescene.Unabletolookathergrandfather,shefocusedsolelyonthePTStools.Findingasmallultravioletpenlight,sheslippeditinthepocketofhersweaterandhurriedbackupthehallwaytowardtheopendoorsoftheSalledesEtats.

           Sophieturnedthecornerandsteppedoverthethreshold.Herentrance,however,wasmetbyanunexpectedsoundofmuffledfootstepsracingtowardherfrominsidethechamber.There’ssomeoneinhere!Aghostlyfigureemergedsuddenlyfromoutofthereddishhaze.Sophiejumpedback.

           «Thereyouare!»Langdon’shoarsewhispercuttheairashissilhouetteslidtoastopinfrontofher.Herreliefwasonlymomentary.«Robert,Itoldyoutogetoutofhere!IfFache«Wherewereyou?»«Ihadtogettheblacklight,»shewhispered,holdingitup.«Ifmygrandfatherleftmeamessage«Sophie,listen.»Langdoncaughthisbreathashisblueeyesheldherfirmly.«ThelettersP.S….dotheymeananythingelsetoyou?Anythingatall?»

           Afraidtheirvoicesmightechodownthehall,SophiepulledhimintotheSalledesEtatsandclosedtheenormoustwindoorssilently,sealingtheminside.«Itoldyou,theinitialsmeanPrincessSophie.»

           «Iknow,butdidyoueverseethemanywhereelse?DidyourgrandfathereveruseP.S.inanyotherway?Asamonogram,ormaybeonstationeryorapersonalitem?»

           Thequestionstartledher.HowwouldRobertknowthat?SophiehadindeedseentheinitialsP.S.

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