Код да Винчи

Chapter 104

           Ilostmygrandfather,myparents,and…»Hehesitated,glancingdownatthefloor.«Andyoursister,»Langdonsaid.

           Outonthebluff,thefieldstonehousewasexactlyasSophierememberedit.Nightwasfallingnow,andthehouseexudedawarmandinvitingaura.Thesmellofbreadwaftedthroughtheopenedscreeneddoor,andagoldenlightshoneinthewindows.AsSophieapproached,shecouldhearthequietsoundsofsobbingfromwithin.

           Throughthescreeneddoor,Sophiesawanelderlywomaninthehallway.Herbackwastothedoor,butSophiecouldseeshewascrying.Thewomanhadlong,luxuriant,silverhairthatconjuredanunexpectedwispofmemory.Feelingherselfdrawncloser,Sophiesteppedontotheporchstairs.Thewomanwasclutchingaframedphotographofamanandtouchingherfingertipstohisfacewithlovingsadness.ItwasafaceSophieknewwell.Grand-père.

           Thewomanhadobviouslyheardthesadnewsofhisdeathlastnight.

           AboardsqueakedbeneathSophie’sfeet,andthewomanturnedslowly,hersadeyesfindingSophie’s.Sophiewantedtorun,butshestoodtransfixed.Thewoman’sferventgazeneverwaveredasshesetdownthephotoandapproachedthescreeneddoor.Aneternityseemedtopassasthetwowomenstaredatoneanotherthroughthethinmesh.Then,liketheslowlygatheringswellofanoceanwave,thewoman’svisagetransformedfromoneofuncertainty…todisbelief…tohope…andfinally,tocrestingjoy.

           Throwingopenthedoor,shecameout,reachingwithsofthands,cradlingSophie’sthunderstruckface.

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