Код да Винчи

Chapter 71

           

           Teabingnevertookhiseyesfromthebox.«MostmodernSemiticalphabetshavenovowelsandusenekkudottinydotsanddasheswritteneitherbeloworwithintheconsonantstoindicatewhatvowelsoundaccompaniesthem.Historicallyspeaking,nekkudotarearelativelymodernadditiontolanguage.»

           Langdonwasstillhoveringoverthescript.«ASephardictransliteration,perhaps…

           Teabingcouldbearitnolonger.«PerhapsifIjust…»Reachingover,heedgedtheboxawayfromLangdonandpulledittowardhimself.NodoubtLangdonhadasolidfamiliaritywiththestandardancientsGreek,Latin,theRomancesbutfromthefleetingglanceTeabinghadofthislanguage,hethoughtitlookedmorespecialized,possiblyaRashiscriptoraSTA’Mwithcrowns.

           Takingadeepbreath,Teabingfeastedhiseyesupontheengraving.Hesaidnothingforaverylongtime.Witheachpassingsecond,Teabingfelthisconfidencedeflating.«I’mastonished,»hesaid.»ThislanguagelookslikenothingI’veeverseen!»Langdonslumped.»MightIseeit?»Sophieasked.

           Teabingpretendednottohearher.«Robert,yousaidearlierthatyouthoughtyou’dseensomethinglikethisbefore?»

           Langdonlookedvexed.«Ithoughtso.I’mnotsure.Thescriptlooksfamiliarsomehow.»

           «Leigh?»Sophierepeated,clearlynotappreciatingbeingleftoutofthediscussion.«MightIhavealookattheboxmygrandfathermade?»

           «Ofcourse,dear,»Teabingsaid,pushingitovertoher.Hehadn’tmeanttosoundbelittling,andyetSophieNeveuwaslight-yearsoutofherleague.

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