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Chapter 94

           HavinglistenedtoSaunière’sconversationsformonthsnow,theTeacherhadheardtheGrandMastermentionthisfamousknightonoccasion,expressingesteemalmostmatchingthatheheldforDaVinci.Thepoem’sreferencetotheknightwasbrutallysimpleonceonesawitacredittoSaunière’switandyethowthistombwouldrevealthefinalpasswordwasstillamystery.

           Youseektheorbthatoughtbeonhistomb.

           TheTeachervaguelyrecalledphotosofthefamoustomband,inparticular,itsmostdistinguishingfeature.Amagnificentorb.Thehugespheremountedatopthetombwasalmostaslargeasthetombitself.ThepresenceoftheorbseemedbothencouragingandtroublingtotheTeacher.Ononehand,itfeltlikeasignpost,andyet,accordingtothepoem,themissingpieceofthepuzzlewasanorbthatoughttobeonhistomb…notonethatwasalreadythere.Hewascountingonhiscloserinspectionofthetombtounveiltheanswer.

           Therainwasgettingheaviernow,andhetuckedthecryptexdeepinhisright-handpockettoprotectitfromthedampness.HekeptthetinyMedusarevolverinhisleft,outofsight.Withinminutes,hewassteppingintothequietsanctuaryofLondon’sgrandestnine-hundred-year-oldbuilding.

           JustastheTeacherwassteppingoutoftherain,BishopAringarosawassteppingintoit.OntherainytarmacatBigginHillExecutiveAirport,Aringarosaemergedfromhiscrampedplane,bundlinghiscassockagainstthecolddamp.HehadhopedtobegreetedbyCaptainFache.InsteadayoungBritishpoliceofficerapproachedwithanumbrella

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