Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 41

           "Yourofficerhasnotyetinformedyou?Howsinful.Nosurprise.Suchpride.Iimaginethedisgraceoftellingyouthetruth…thatfourcardinalshehadsworntoprotectseemtohavedisappeared…"

           Olivettierupted."Wheredidyougetthisinformation!"

           "Camerlegno,"thecallergloated,"askyourcommanderifallyourcardinalsarepresentintheSistineChapel."

           ThecamerlegnoturnedtoOlivetti,hisgreeneyesdemandinganexplanation.

           "Signore,"Olivettiwhisperedinthecamerlegno’sear,"itistruethatfourofourcardinalshavenotyetreportedtotheSistineChapel,butthereisnoneedforalarm.Everyoneofthemcheckedintotheresidencehallthismorning,soweknowtheyaresafelyinsideVaticanCity.Youyourselfhadteawiththemonlyhoursago.Theyaresimplylateforthefellowshipprecedingconclave.Wearesearching,butI’msuretheyjustlosttrackoftimeandarestilloutenjoyingthegrounds."

           "Enjoyingthegrounds?"Thecalmdepartedfromthecamerlegno’svoice."Theyweredueinthechapeloveranhourago!"

           LangdonshotVittoriaalookofamazement.Missingcardinals?Sothat’swhattheywerelookingfordownstairs?

           "Ourinventory,"thecallersaid,"youwillfindquiteconvincing.ThereisCardinalLamasséfromParis,CardinalGuiderafromBarcelona,CardinalEbnerfromFrankfurt…"

           Olivettiseemedtoshrinksmallerandsmalleraftereachnamewasread.

           Thecallerpaused,asthoughtakingspecialpleasureinthefinalname."AndfromItaly…CardinalBaggia."

           Thecamerlegnoloosenedlikeatallshipthathadjustrunsheetsfirstintoadeadcalm.

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