Код да Винчи

Chapter 9

           «WheredoIfindaphone?»

           Sophiebegantopullacellphonefromhersweaterpocket,butFachewavedheroff.HenowlookedlikeMountVesuviusabouttoerupt.WithouttakinghiseyesoffSophie,heproducedhisowncellphoneandhelditout.«Thislineissecure,Mr.Langdon.Youmayuseit.»

           LangdonfeltmystifiedbyFache’sangerwiththeyoungwoman.Feelinguneasy,heacceptedthecaptain’sphone.FacheimmediatelymarchedSophieseveralstepsawayandbeganchastisingherinhushedtones.Dislikingthecaptainmoreandmore,Langdonturnedawayfromtheoddconfrontationandswitchedonthecellphone.CheckingtheslipofpaperSophiehadgivenhim,Langdondialedthenumber.

           Thelinebegantoring.

           Onering…tworings…threerings…Finallythecallconnected.Langdonexpectedtohearanembassyoperator,buthefoundhimselfinsteadlisteningtoanansweringmachine.Oddly,thevoiceonthetapewasfamiliar.ItwasthatofSophieNeveu.

           «Bonjour,vousêtesbienchezSophieNeveu,»thewoman’svoicesaid.«Jesuisabsenlepourlemoment,mais…»

           Confused,LangdonturnedbacktowardSophie.«I’msorry,Ms.Neveu?Ithinkyoumayhavegivenme–»

           «No,that’stherightnumber,»Sophieinterjectedquickly,asifanticipatingLangdon’sconfusion.»Theembassyhasanautomatedmessagesystem.Youhavetodialanaccesscodetopickupyourmessages.»

           Langdonstared.«But–»

           «It’sthethree-digitcodeonthepaperIgaveyou.»

           Langdonopenedhismouthtoexplainthebizarreerror,butSophieflashedhimasilencingglarethatlastedonlyaninstant

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