Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 35

           Langdon’sarthistoryhadtaughthimenoughItaliantopickoutsignsfortheVaticanPrintingOffice,theTapestryRestorationLab,PostOfficeManagement,andtheChurchofSt.Ann.Theycrossedanothersmallsquareandarrivedattheirdestination.

           TheOfficeoftheSwissGuardishousedadjacenttoIlCorpodiVigilanza,directlynortheastofSt.Peter’sBasilica.Theofficeisasquat,stonebuilding.Oneithersideoftheentrance,liketwostonestatues,stoodapairofguards.

           Langdonhadtoadmit,theseguardsdidnotlookquitesocomical.Althoughtheyalsoworetheblueandgolduniform,eachwieldedthetraditional"Vaticanlongsword"—aneight-footspearwitharazor-sharpscythe—rumoredtohavedecapitatedcountlessMuslimswhiledefendingtheChristiancrusadersinthefifteenthcentury.

           AsLangdonandVittoriaapproached,thetwoguardssteppedforward,crossingtheirlongswords,blockingtheentrance.Onelookedupatthepilotinconfusion."Ipantaloni,"hesaid,motioningtoVittoria’sshorts.

           Thepilotwavedthemoff."Ilcomandantevuolevederlisubito."

           Theguardsfrowned.Reluctantlytheysteppedaside.

           Inside,theairwascool.ItlookednothingliketheadministrativesecurityofficesLangdonwouldhaveimagined.Ornateandimpeccablyfurnished,thehallwayscontainedpaintingsLangdonwascertainanymuseumworldwidewouldgladlyhavefeaturedinitsmaingallery.

           Thepilotpointeddownasteepsetofstairs."Down,please."

           LangdonandVittoriafollowedthewhitemarbletreadsastheydescendedbetweenagauntletofnudemalesculptures

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