Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 39

           Iammerelyapriest—achamberlainservinginatimeofneed."

           Langdonstoodupright.

           "Please,"thecamerlegnosaid,"everyonesit."Hearrangedsomechairsaroundhisdesk.LangdonandVittoriasat.Olivettiapparentlypreferredtostand.

           Thecamerlegnoseatedhimselfatthedesk,foldedhishands,sighed,andeyedhisvisitors.

           "Signore,"Olivettisaid."Thewoman’sattireismyfault.I—"

           "Herattireisnotwhatconcernsme,"thecamerlegnoreplied,soundingtooexhaustedtobebothered."WhentheVaticanoperatorcallsmeahalfhourbeforeIbeginconclavetotellmeawomaniscallingfromyourprivateofficetowarnmeofsomesortofmajorsecuritythreatofwhichIhavenotbeeninformed,thatconcernsme."

           Olivettistoodrigid,hisbackarchedlikeasoldierunderintenseinspection.

           Langdonfelthypnotizedbythecamerlegno’spresence.Youngandweariedashewas,thepriesthadtheairofsomemythicalhero—radiatingcharismaandauthority.

           "Signore,"Olivettisaid,histoneapologeticbutstillunyielding."Youshouldnotconcernyourselfwithmattersofsecurity.Youhaveotherresponsibilities."

           "Iamwellawareofmyotherresponsibilities.Iamalsoawarethatasdirettoreintermediario,Ihavearesponsibilityforthesafetyandwell-beingofeveryoneatthisconclave.Whatisgoingonhere?"

           "Ihavethesituationundercontrol."

           "Apparentlynot."

           "Father,"Langdoninterrupted,takingoutthecrumpledfaxandhandingittothecamerlegno,"please."

           CommanderOlivettisteppedforward,tryingtointervene.

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