Chapter 32

           ThesecurityalarmonthewestendoftheDenonWingsentthepigeonsinthenearbyTuileriesGardensscatteringasLangdonandSophiedashedoutofthebulkheadintotheParisnight.AstheyranacrosstheplazatoSophie’scar,Langdoncouldhearpolicesirenswailinginthedistance.«That’sitthere,»Sophiecalled,pointingtoaredsnub-nosedtwo-seaterparkedontheplaza.She’skidding,right?ThevehiclewaseasilythesmallestcarLangdonhadeverseen.»SmartCar,»shesaid.«Ahundredkilometerstotheliter.»

           LangdonhadbarelythrownhimselfintothepassengerseatbeforeSophiegunnedtheSmartCarupandoveracurbontoagraveldivider.HegrippedthedashasthecarshotoutacrossasidewalkandbouncedbackdownoverintothesmallrotaryatCarrouselduLouvre.

           Foraninstant,Sophieseemedtoconsidertakingtheshortcutacrosstherotarybyplowingstraightahead,throughthemedian’sperimeterhedge,andbisectingthelargecircleofgrassinthecenter.

           «No!»Langdonshouted,knowingthehedgesaroundCarrouselduLouvreweretheretohidetheperilouschasminthecenterLaPyramideInverséetheupside-downpyramidskylighthehadseenearlierfrominsidethemuseum.ItwaslargeenoughtoswallowtheirSmart-Carinasinglegulp.Fortunately,Sophiedecidedonthemoreconventionalroute,jammingthewheelhardtotheright,circlingproperlyuntilsheexited,cutleft,andswungintothenorthboundlane,acceleratingtowardRuedeRivoli.

           Thetwo-tonepolicesirensblaredlouderbehindthem,andLangdoncouldseethelightsnowinhissideviewmirror.

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