Код да Винчи

Chapter 42

           Whenyouarefinishedwithyourbox,youplaceitbackontheconveyorbelt,insertyourkeyagain,andtheprocessisreversed.Becauseeverythingisautomated,yourprivacyisguaranteed,evenfromthestaffofthisbank.Ifyouneedanythingatall,simplypressthecallbuttononthetableinthecenteroftheroom.»

           Sophiewasabouttoaskaquestionwhenatelephonerang.Themanlookedpuzzledandembarrassed.«Excuseme,please.»Hewalkedovertothephone,whichwassittingonthetablebesidethecoffeeandPerrier.

           «Oui?»heanswered.

           Hisbrowfurrowedashelistenedtothecaller.«Oui…oui…d’accord.»Hehungup,andgavethemanuneasysmile.«I’msorry,Imustleaveyounow.Makeyourselvesathome.»Hemovedquicklytowardthedoor.

           «Excuseme,»Sophiecalled.«Couldyouclarifysomethingbeforeyougo?Youmentionedthatweenteranaccountnumber?»

           Themanpausedatthedoor,lookingpale.«Butofcourse.LikemostSwissbanks,oursafe-depositboxesareattachedtoanumber,notaname.Youhaveakeyandapersonalaccountnumberknownonlytoyou.Yourkeyisonlyhalfofyouridentification.Yourpersonalaccountnumberistheotherhalf.Otherwise,ifyoulostyourkey,anyonecoulduseit.»

           Sophiehesitated.«Andifmybenefactorgavemenoaccountnumber?»

           Thebanker’sheartpounded.Thenyouobviouslyhavenobusinesshere!Hegavethemacalmsmile.«Iwillasksomeonetohelpyou.Hewillbeinshortly.»

           Leaving,thebankerclosedthedoorbehindhimandtwistedaheavylock,sealingtheminside

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 230 из 575