Код да Винчи

Chapter 32

           

           Langdon’sstudentswerealwaysamusedtolearnthatDaVincieventuallymollifiedtheconfraternitybypaintingthemasecond,»watered-down»versionofMadonnaoftheRocksinwhicheveryonewasarrangedinamoreorthodoxmanner.ThesecondversionnowhunginLondon’sNationalGalleryunderthenameVirginoftheRocks,althoughLangdonstillpreferredtheLouvre’smoreintriguingoriginal.

           AsSophiegunnedthecarupChamps-Elysées,Langdonsaid,»Thepainting.Whatwasbehindit?»Hereyesremainedontheroad.«I’llshowyouoncewe’resafelyinsidetheembassy.»«You’llshowittome?»Langdonwassurprised.«Heleftyouaphysicalobject?»Sophiegaveacurtnod.«Embossedwithafleur-de-lisandtheinitialsP.S.»Langdoncouldn’tbelievehisears.

           We’regoingtomakeit,SophiethoughtassheswungtheSmartCar’swheeltotheright,cuttingsharplypasttheluxuriousHôteldeCrillonintoParis’stree-lineddiplomaticneighborhood.Theembassywaslessthanamileawaynow.Shewasfinallyfeelinglikeshecouldbreathenormallyagain.

           Evenasshedrove,Sophie’smindremainedlockedonthekeyinherpocket,hermemoriesofseeingitmanyyearsago,thegoldheadshapedasanequal-armedcross,thetriangularshaft,theindentations,theembossedfloweryseal,andthelettersP.S.

           AlthoughthekeybarelyhadenteredSophie’sthoughtsthroughtheyears,herworkintheintelligencecommunityhadtaughtherplentyaboutsecurity,andnowthekey’speculiartoolingnolongerlookedsomystifying.Alaser-tooledvaryingmatrix.Impossibletoduplicate.

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