Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 41

           Hisfrockbillowed,andhecollapsedinhischair."Ipreferiti,"hewhispered."Thefourfavorites…includingBaggia…themostlikelysuccessorasSupremePontiff…howisitpossible?"

           Langdonhadreadenoughaboutmodernpapalelectionstounderstandthelookofdesperationonthecamerlegno’sface.AlthoughtechnicallyanycardinalundereightyyearsoldcouldbecomePope,onlyaveryfewhadtherespectnecessarytocommandatwo-thirdsmajorityintheferociouslypartisanballotingprocedure.Theywereknownasthepreferiti.Andtheywereallgone.

           Sweatdrippedfromthecamerlegno’sbrow."Whatdoyouintendwiththesemen?"

           "WhatdoyouthinkIintend?IamadescendantoftheHassassin."

           Langdonfeltashiver.Heknewthenamewell.Thechurchhadmadesomedeadlyenemiesthroughtheyears—theHassassin,theKnightsTemplar,armiesthathadbeeneitherhuntedbytheVaticanorbetrayedbythem.

           "Letthecardinalsgo,"thecamerlegnosaid."Isn’tthreateningtodestroytheCityofGodenough?"

           "Forgetyourfourcardinals.Theyarelosttoyou.Beassuredtheirdeathswillberememberedthough…bymillions.Everymartyr’sdream.Iwillmakethemmedialuminaries.Onebyone.BymidnighttheIlluminatiwillhaveeveryone’sattention.Whychangetheworldiftheworldisnotwatching?Publickillingshaveanintoxicatinghorroraboutthem,don’tthey?Youprovedthatlongago…theinquisition,thetortureoftheKnightsTemplar,theCrusades."Hepaused."Andofcourse,lapurga."

           Thecamerlegnowassilent.

           "Doyounotrecalllapurga?"thecallerasked."Ofcoursenot,youareachild.

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