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Chapter 9

           Shewasmovingdownthecorridortowardthemwithlong,fluidstrides…ahauntingcertaintytohergait.Dressedcasuallyinaknee-length,cream-coloredIrishsweateroverblackleggings,shewasattractiveandlookedtobeaboutthirty.Herthickburgundyhairfellunstyledtohershoulders,framingthewarmthofherface.Unlikethewaifish,cookie-cutterblondesthatadornedHarvarddormroomwalls,thiswomanwashealthywithanunembellishedbeautyandgenuinenessthatradiatedastrikingpersonalconfidence.

           ToLangdon’ssurprise,thewomanwalkeddirectlyuptohimandextendedapolitehand.»MonsieurLangdon,IamAgentNeveufromDCPJ’sCryptologyDepartment.»HerwordscurvedrichlyaroundhermutedAnglo-Francoaccent.«Itisapleasuretomeetyou.»

           Langdontookhersoftpalminhisandfelthimselfmomentarilyfixedinherstronggaze.Hereyeswereolive-greenincisiveandclear.

           Fachedrewaseethinginhalation,clearlypreparingtolaunchintoareprimand.

           «Captain,»shesaid,turningquicklyandbeatinghimtothepunch,«pleaseexcusetheinterruption,but–»

           «Cen’estpaslemoment!»Fachesputtered.

           «Itriedtophoneyou.»SophiecontinuedinEnglish,asifoutofcourtesytoLangdon.«Butyourcellphonewasturnedoff.»

           «Iturneditoffforareason,»Fachehissed.«IamspeakingtoMr.Langdon.»«I’vedecipheredthenumericcode,»shesaidflatly.Langdonfeltapulseofexcitement.Shebrokethecode?

           Fachelookeduncertainhowtorespond.

           «BeforeIexplain,»Sophiesaid,»IhaveanurgentmessageforMr.Langdon.

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