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Chapter 95

           

           honorableknight,SirIsaacNewton…inLondonin1727and…histombinWestminsterAbbey…AlexanderPope,friendandcolleague…

           «Iguess‘modern’isarelativeterm,»SophiecalledtoGettum.«It’sanoldbook.AboutSirIsaacNewton.»

           Gettumshookherheadinthedoorway.«Nogood.NewtonwasburiedinWestminsterAbbey,theseatofEnglishProtestantism.There’snowayaCatholicPopewaspresent.Creamandsugar?»

           Sophienodded.

           Gettumwaited.«Robert?»

           Langdon’sheartwashammering.Hepulledhiseyesfromthescreenandstoodup.«SirIsaacNewtonisourknight.»

           Sophieremainedseated.«Whatareyoutalkingabout?»

           «NewtonisburiedinLondon,»Langdonsaid.«HislaborsproducednewsciencesthatincurredthewrathoftheChurch.AndhewasaGrandMasterofthePrioryofSion.Whatmorecouldwewant?»

           «Whatmore?»Sophiepointedtothepoem.«HowaboutaknightaPopeinterred?YouheardMs.Gettum.NewtonwasnotburiedbyaCatholicPope.»

           Langdonreachedforthemouse.«WhosaidanythingaboutaCatholicPope?»Heclickedonthe»Pope»hyperlink,andthecompletesentenceappeared.

           SirIsaacNewton’sburial,attendedbykingsandnobles,waspresidedoverbyAlexanderPope,friendandcolleague,whogaveastirringeulogybeforesprinklingdirtonthetomb.

           LangdonlookedatSophie.«WehadthecorrectPopeonoursecondhit.Alexander.»Hepaused.«A.Pope.»

           InLondonliesaknightA.Popeinterred.

           Sophiestoodup,lookingstunned.

           JacquesSaunière,themasterofdouble-entendres,hadprovenonceagainthathewasafrighteninglycleverman.

           

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