Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 50

           Breathingmorenormallynow,helookedaroundthevault.Despitethetransparentouterwalls,hefeltafamiliaranxiety.I’minabox,hethought.Abloodredbox.

           Thedoorbuzzedbehindhim,andLangdonturnedtowatchVittoriaenter.Whenshearrivedinside,hereyesimmediatelybeganwatering,andshestartedbreathingheavily.

           "Giveitaminute,"Langdonsaid."Ifyougetlight-headed,bendover."

           "I…feel…"Vittoriachoked,"likeI’m…scubadiving…withthewrong…mixture."

           Langdonwaitedforhertoacclimatize.Heknewshewouldbefine.VittoriaVetrawasobviouslyinterrificshape,nothinglikethedodderingancientRadcliffealumnaeLangdonhadoncesquiredthroughWidenerLibrary’shermeticvault.ThetourhadendedwithLangdongivingmouth-to-mouthtoanoldwomanwho’dalmostaspiratedherfalseteeth.

           "Feelingbetter?"heasked.

           Vittorianodded.

           "Irodeyourdamnspaceplane,soIthoughtIowedyou."

           Thisbroughtasmile."Touché."

           Langdonreachedintotheboxbesidethedoorandextractedsomewhitecottongloves.

           "Formalaffair?"Vittoriaasked.

           "Fingeracid.Wecan’thandlethedocumentswithoutthem.You’llneedapair."

           Vittoriadonnedsomegloves."Howlongdowehave?"

           LangdoncheckedhisMickeyMousewatch."It’sjustpastseven."

           "Wehavetofindthisthingwithinthehour."

           "Actually,"Langdonsaid,"wedon’thavethatkindoftime."Hepointedoverheadtoafilteredduct."Normallythecuratorwouldturnonareoxygenationsystemwhensomeoneisinsidethevault.Nottoday.Twentyminutes,we’llbothbesuckingwind

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