Код да Винчи

Chapter 69

           »Hesoundedapprehensive,likeafatherabouttogivethebirds-and-the-beeslecturetohischildren.«Myfriends,IrealizeIambutaguestonthisjourney,andIamhonoredassuch.Andyet,assomeonewhohasspenthislifeinsearchoftheGrail,Ifeelitismydutytowarnyouthatyouareabouttostepontoapathfromwhichthereisnoreturn,regardlessofthedangersinvolved.»HeturnedtoSophie.«MissNeveu,yourgrandfathergaveyouthiscryptexinhopesyouwouldkeepthesecretoftheHolyGrailalive.»

           «Yes.»

           «Understandably,youfeelobligedtofollowthetrailwhereveritleads.»

           Sophienodded,althoughshefeltasecondmotivationstillburningwithinher.Thetruthaboutmyfamily.DespiteLangdon’sassurancesthatthekeystonehadnothingtodowithherpast,Sophiestillsensedsomethingdeeplypersonalentwinedwithinthismystery,asifthiscryptex,forgedbyhergrandfather’sownhands,weretryingtospeaktoherandoffersomekindofresolutiontotheemptinessthathadhauntedheralltheseyears.

           «Yourgrandfatherandthreeothersdiedtonight,»Teabingcontinued,»andtheydidsotokeepthiskeystoneawayfromtheChurch.OpusDeicamewithininchestonightofpossessingit.Youunderstand,Ihope,thatthisputsyouinapositionofexceptionalresponsibility.Youhavebeenhandedatorch.Atwo-thousand-year-oldflamethatcannotbeallowedtogoout.Thistorchcannotfallintothewronghands.»Hepaused,glancingattherosewoodbox.

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