Код да Винчи

Chapter 41

           Tonight,thesemensatintheshadows,asiftheyweresomehowashamedofwhatwasabouttotranspire.

           Aringarosaenteredslowly,regallyeven.Hecouldseetheshapesofthreemenatalongtableonthefarsideoftheroom.ThesilhouetteofthemaninthemiddlewasimmediatelyrecognizabletheobeseSecretariatVaticana,overlordofalllegalmatterswithinVaticanCity.Theothertwowerehigh-rankingItaliancardinals.

           Aringarosacrossedthelibrarytowardthem.«Myhumbleapologiesforthehour.We’reondifferenttimezones.Youmustbetired.»

           «Notatall,»thesecretariatsaid,hishandsfoldedonhisenormousbelly.«Wearegratefulyouhavecomesofar.Theleastwecandoisbeawaketomeetyou.Canweofferyousomecoffeeorrefreshments?»

           «I’dpreferwedon’tpretendthisisasocialvisit.Ihaveanotherplanetocatch.Shallwegettobusiness?»

           «Ofcourse,»thesecretariatsaid.«Youhaveactedmorequicklythanweimagined.»«HaveI?»«Youstillhaveamonth.»

           «Youmadeyourconcernsknownfivemonthsago,»Aringarosasaid.«WhyshouldIwait?»«Indeed.Weareverypleasedwithyourexpediency.»Aringarosa’seyestraveledthelengthofthelongtabletoalargeblackbriefcase.«IsthatwhatIrequested?»

           «Itis.»Thesecretariatsoundeduneasy.«Although,Imustadmit,weareconcernedwiththerequest.Itseemsquite…»

           «Dangerous,»oneofthecardinalsfinished.«Areyoucertainwecannotwireittoyousomewhere?Thesumisexorbitant.»

           Freedomisexpensive.«Ihavenoconcernsformyownsafety.Godiswithme.»Themenactuallylookeddoubtful.

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