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Chapter 30

           

           «Non!»Grouardscreamed,frozeninhorrorashewatchedthepricelessDaVincistretching.Thewomanwaspushingherkneeintothecenterofthecanvasfrombehind!»NON!»

           Grouardwheeledandaimedhisgunatherbutinstantlyrealizeditwasanemptythreat.Thecanvaswasonlyfabric,butitwasutterlyimpenetrableasix-million-dollarpieceofbodyarmor.

           Ican’tputabulletthroughaDaVinci!

           «Setdownyourgunandradio,»thewomansaidincalmFrench,»orI’llputmykneethroughthispainting.Ithinkyouknowhowmygrandfatherwouldfeelaboutthat.»

           Grouardfeltdizzy.«Please…no.That’sMadonnaoftheRocks!»Hedroppedhisgunandradio,raisinghishandsoverhishead.

           «Thankyou,»thewomansaid.«NowdoexactlyasItellyou,andeverythingwillworkoutfine.»

           Momentslater,Langdon’spulsewasstillthunderingasheranbesideSophiedowntheemergencystairwelltowardthegroundlevel.NeitherofthemhadsaidawordsinceleavingthetremblingLouvreguardlyingintheSalledesEtats.Theguard’spistolwasnowclutchedtightlyinLangdon’shands,andhecouldn’twaittogetridofit.Theweaponfeltheavyanddangerouslyforeign.

           Takingthestairstwoatatime,LangdonwonderedifSophiehadanyideahowvaluableapaintingshehadalmostruined.Herchoiceinartseemedeerilypertinenttotonight’sadventure.TheDaVincishehadgrabbed,muchliketheMonaLisa,wasnotoriousamongarthistoriansforitsplethoraofhiddenpagansymbolism.

           «Youchoseavaluablehostage,»hesaidastheyran.

           «MadonnaoftheRocks,»shereplied

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