Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 36

           "

           "Howaboutthechamberlain?"Langdonstatedflatly.

           "Who?"

           "ThelatePope’schamberlain."Langdonrepeatedthewordself-assuredly,prayinghismemoryservedhim.HerecalledreadingonceaboutthecuriousarrangementofVaticanauthorityfollowingthedeathofaPope.IfLangdonwascorrect,duringtheinterimbetweenPopes,completeautonomouspowershiftedtemporarilytothelatePope’spersonalassistant—hischamberlain—asecretarialunderlingwhooversawconclaveuntilthecardinalschosethenewHolyFather."Ibelievethechamberlainisthemaninchargeatthemoment."

           "Ilcamerlegno?"Olivettiscowled."Thecamerlegnoisonlyapriesthere.Heisnotevencanonized.HeisthelatePope’shandservant."

           "Butheishere.Andyouanswertohim."

           Olivetticrossedhisarms."Mr.Langdon,itistruethatVaticanruledictatesthecamerlegnoassumechiefexecutiveofficeduringconclave,butitisonlybecausehislackofeligibilityforthepapacyensuresanunbiasedelection.Itisasifyourpresidentdied,andoneofhisaidestemporarilysatintheovaloffice.Thecamerlegnoisyoung,andhisunderstandingofsecurity,oranythingelseforthatmatter,isextremelylimited.Forallintentsandpurposes,Iaminchargehere."

           "Takeustohim,"Vittoriasaid.

           "Impossible.Conclavebeginsinfortyminutes.ThecamerlegnoisintheOfficeofthePopepreparing.Ihavenointentionofdisturbinghimwithmattersofsecurity."

           Vittoriaopenedhermouthtorespondbutwasinterruptedbyaknockingatthedoor.Olivettiopenedit.

           Aguardinfullregaliastoodoutside,pointingtohiswatch

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