Код да Винчи

Chapter 23

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           Hergrandfatherwassilentalongmoment,andSophiecouldseehewasuncertainhowtoanswer.

           Grand-pèreneverlies.«Itopensabox,»hefinallysaid.«WhereIkeepmanysecrets.»Sophiepouted.«Ihatesecrets!»«Iknow,buttheseareimportantsecrets.Andsomeday,you’lllearntoappreciatethemasmuchasIdo.»

           «Isawlettersonthekey,andaflower.»

           «Yes,that’smyfavoriteflower.It’scalledafleur-de-lis.Wehavetheminthegarden.Thewhiteones.InEnglishwecallthatkindoffloweralily.»

           «Iknowthose!They’remyfavoritetoo!»

           «ThenI’llmakeadealwithyou.»Hergrandfather’seyebrowsraisedthewaytheyalwaysdidwhenhewasabouttogiveherachallenge.«Ifyoucankeepmykeyasecret,andnevertalkaboutiteveragain,tomeoranybody,thensomedayIwillgiveittoyou.»

           Sophiecouldn’tbelieveherears.«Youwill?»

           «Ipromise.Whenthetimecomes,thekeywillbeyours.Ithasyournameonit.»Sophiescowled.«Noitdoesn’t.ItsaidP.S.Mynameisn’tP.S.Hergrandfatherloweredhisvoiceandlookedaroundasiftomakesurenoonewaslistening.«Okay,Sophie,ifyoumustknow,P.S.isacode.It’syoursecretinitials.»

           Hereyeswentwide.«Ihavesecretinitials?»

           «Ofcourse.Granddaughtersalwayshavesecretinitialsthatonlytheirgrandfathersknow.»«P.S.Hetickledher.«PrincesseSophie.»

           Shegiggled.«I’mnotaprincess!»Hewinked.«Youaretome.»Fromthatdayon,theyneveragainspokeofthekey.AndshebecamehisPrincessSophie.

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