Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 65

           Suddenlyaroundthebaseofthepillar,anobjectcameintoview.

           "Figliodiputtana!"Vittoriacursedunderherbreath,jumpingback.Langdonfellbackwithher.

           Besidethepillar,draggingahalf-eatensandwichinpaper,wasanenormousrat.Thecreaturepausedwhenitsawthem,staringalongmomentdownthebarrelofVittoria’sweapon,andthen,apparentlyunmoved,continueddraggingitsprizeofftotherecessesofthechurch.

           "Sonofa…"Langdongasped,hisheartracing.

           Vittorialoweredthegun,quicklyregaininghercomposure.Langdonpeeredaroundthesideofthecolumntoseeaworkman’slunchboxsplayedonthefloor,apparentlyknockedoffasawhorsebytheresourcefulrodent.

           Langdonscannedthebasilicaformovementandwhispered,"Ifthisguy’shere,hesureashellheardthat.Yousureyoudon’twanttowaitforOlivetti?"

           "Secondaryleftapse,"Vittoriarepeated."Whereisit?"

           ReluctantlyLangdonturnedandtriedtogethisbearings.Cathedralterminologywaslikestagedirections—totallycounterintuitive.Hefacedthemainaltar.Stagecenter.Thenhepointedwithhisthumbbackwardoverhisshoulder.

           Theybothturnedandlookedwherehewaspointing.

           ItseemedtheChigiChapelwaslocatedinthethirdoffourrecessedalcovestotheirright.ThegoodnewswasthatLangdonandVittoriawereonthecorrectsideofthechurch.Thebadnewswasthattheywereatthewrongend.Theywouldhavetotraversethelengthofthecathedral,passingthreeotherchapels,eachofthem,liketheChigiChapel,coveredwithtranslucentplasticshrouds.

           "Wait,"Langdonsaid."I’llgofirst."

           "Forgetit.

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