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Chapter 61

           Shethoughtofhermothersinginghertosleepatnight,ofherfathergivingherridesonhisshoulders,andofhergrandmotherandyoungerbrothersmilingatherwiththeirferventgreeneyes.Allthatwasstolen.Andallshehadleftwashergrandfather.

           Andnowheisgonetoo.Iamalone.

           SophieturnedquietlybacktoTheLastSupperandgazedatMaryMagdalene’slongredhairandquieteyes.Therewassomethinginthewoman’sexpressionthatechoedthelossofalovedone.Sophiecouldfeelittoo.

           «Robert?»shesaidsoftly.Hesteppedcloser.»IknowLeighsaidtheGrailstoryisallaroundus,buttonightisthefirsttimeI’veeverheardanyofthis.»

           Langdonlookedasifhewantedtoputacomfortinghandonhershoulder,butherefrained.»You’veheardherstorybefore,Sophie.Everyonehas.Wejustdon’trealizeitwhenwehearit.»

           «Idon’tunderstand.»

           «TheGrailstoryiseverywhere,butitishidden.WhentheChurchoutlawedspeakingoftheshunnedMaryMagdalene,herstoryandimportancehadtobepassedonthroughmorediscreetchannels…channelsthatsupportedmetaphorandsymbolism.»

           «Ofcourse.Thearts.»

           LangdonmotionedtoTheLastSupper.«Aperfectexample.Someoftoday’smostenduringart,literature,andmusicsecretlytellthehistoryofMaryMagdaleneandJesus.»

           LangdonquicklytoldheraboutworksbyDaVinci,Botticelli,Poussin,Bernini,Mozart,andVictorHugothatallwhisperedofthequesttorestorethebanishedsacredfeminine.EnduringlegendslikeSirGawainandtheGreenKnight,KingArthur,andSleepingBeautywereGrailallegories.

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