Код да Винчи

Chapter 33

           LangdonwasalwayssurprisedhowfewChristianswhogazedupon»thecrucifix»realizedtheirsymbol’sviolenthistorywasreflectedinitsveryname:»cross»and»crucifix»camefromtheLatinverbcruciaretotorture.

           «Sophie,»hesaid,»allIcantellyouisthatequal-armedcrosseslikethisoneareconsideredpeacefulcrosses.Theirsquareconfigurationsmakethemimpracticalforuseincrucifixion,andtheirbalancedverticalandhorizontalelementsconveyanaturalunionofmaleandfemale,makingthemsymbolicallyconsistentwithPrioryphilosophy.»

           Shegavehimawearylook.«Youhavenoidea,doyou?»Langdonfrowned.«Notaclue.»«Okay,wehavetogetofftheroad.»Sophiecheckedherrearviewmirror.«Weneedasafeplacetofigureoutwhatthatkeyopens.»

           LangdonthoughtlonginglyofhiscomfortableroomattheRitz.Obviously,thatwasnotanoption.«HowaboutmyhostsattheAmericanUniversityofParis?»

           «Tooobvious.Fachewillcheckwiththem.»«Youmustknowpeople.Youlivehere.»«Fachewillrunmyphoneande-mailrecords,talktomycoworkers.Mycontactsarecompromised,andfindingahotelisnogoodbecausetheyallrequireidentification.»

           LangdonwonderedagainifhemighthavebeenbetterofftakinghischanceslettingFachearresthimattheLouvre.«Let’scalltheembassy.Icanexplainthesituationandhavetheembassysendsomeonetomeetussomewhere.»

           «Meetus?»Sophieturnedandstaredathimasifhewerecrazy.«Robert,you’redreaming.Yourembassyhasnojurisdictionexceptontheirownproperty.

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