Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 62

           However,ifthechurchdidnothavespaceorfundstocreatetombsforanentirefamily,theysometimesduganossuaryannex—aholeinthefloornearthetombwheretheyburiedthelessworthyfamilymembers.TheholewasthencoveredwiththeRenaissanceequivalentofamanholecover.Althoughconvenient,theossuaryannexwentoutofstylequicklybecauseofthestenchthatoftenwaftedupintothecathedral.Demon’shole,Langdonthought.Hehadneverheardtheterm.Itseemedeerilyfitting.

           Langdon’sheartwasnowpoundingfiercely.FromSanti’searthlytombwithdemon’shole.Thereseemedtobeonlyonequestionlefttoask."DidRaphaeldesignanytombsthathadoneofthesedemon’sholes?"

           Thedocentscratchedhishead."Actually.I’msorry…Icanonlythinkofone."

           Onlyone?Langdoncouldnothavedreamedofabetterresponse.

           "Where!"Vittoriaalmostshouted.

           Thedocenteyedthemstrangely."It’scalledtheChigiChapel.TombofAgostinoChigiandhisbrother,wealthypatronsoftheartsandsciences."

           "Sciences?"Langdonsaid,exchanginglookswithVittoria.

           "Where?"Vittoriaaskedagain.

           Thedocentignoredthequestion,seemingenthusiasticagaintobeofservice."Asforwhetherornotthetombisearthly,Idon’tknow,butcertainlyitis…shallwesaydifferénte."

           "Different?"Langdonsaid."How?"

           "Incoherentwiththearchitecture.Raphaelwasonlythearchitect.Someothersculptordidtheinterioradornments.Ican’trememberwho."

           Langdonwasnowallears.TheanonymousIlluminatimaster,perhaps?

           "Whoeverdidtheinteriormonumentslackedtaste,"thedocentsaid.

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