Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 56

           ThePantheonisyouronechancetocatchthisguy."

           "Morecontradictions,"Olivettisaid."Onechance?Ithoughtyousaidtherewassomesortofpathway.Aseriesofmarkers.IfthePantheonistherightspot,wecanfollowthepathwaytotheothermarkers.Wewillhavefourchancestocatchthisguy."

           "Ihadhopedso,"Langdonsaid."Andwewouldhave…acenturyago."

           Langdon’srealizationthatthePantheonwasthefirstaltarofsciencehadbeenabittersweetmoment.Historyhadawayofplayingcrueltricksonthosewhochasedit.ItwasalongshotthatthePathofIlluminationwouldbeintactafteralloftheseyears,withallofitsstatuesinplace,butpartofLangdonhadfantasizedaboutfollowingthepathallthewaytotheendandcomingfacetofacewiththesacredIlluminatilair.Alas,herealized,itwasnottobe."TheVaticanhadallthestatuesinthePantheonremovedanddestroyedinthelate1800s."

           Vittorialookedshocked."Why?"

           "ThestatueswerepaganOlympianGods.Unfortunately,thatmeansthefirstmarkerisgone…andwithit—"

           "Anyhope,"Vittoriasaid,"offindingthePathofIlluminationandadditionalmarkers?"

           Langdonshookhishead."Wehaveoneshot.ThePantheon.Afterthat,thepathdisappears."

           Olivettistaredatthembothalongmomentandthenturnedandfacedfront."Pullover,"hebarkedtothedriver.

           Thedriverswervedthecartowardthecurbandputonthebrakes.ThreeotherAlphaRomeosskiddedinbehindthem.TheSwissGuardconvoyscreechedtoahalt.

           "Whatareyoudoing!"Vittoriademanded.

           "Myjob,"Olivettisaid,turninginhisseat,hisvoicelikestone."Mr.

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