Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 65

           "

           "I’mtheonewhoscrewedupatthePantheon."

           Sheturned."ButI’mtheonewiththegun."

           InhereyesLangdoncouldseewhatshewasreallythinking…I’mtheonewholostmyfather.I’mtheonewhohelpedbuildaweaponofmassdestruction.Thisguy’skneecapsaremine…

           Langdonsensedthefutilityandlethergo.Hemovedbesideher,cautiously,downtheeastsideofthebasilica.Astheypassedthefirstshroudedalcove,Langdonfelttaut,likeacontestantonsomesurrealgameshow.I’lltakecurtainnumberthree,hethought.

           Thechurchwasquiet,thethickstonewallsblockingoutallhintsoftheoutsideworld.Astheyhurriedpastonechapelaftertheother,palehumanoidformswaveredlikeghostsbehindtherustlingplastic.Carvedmarble,Langdontoldhimself,hopinghewasright.Itwas8:06P.M.HadthekillerbeenpunctualandslippedoutbeforeLangdonandVittoriahadentered?Orwashestillhere?Langdonwasunsurewhichscenariohepreferred.

           Theypassedthesecondapse,ominousintheslowlydarkeningcathedral.Nightseemedtobefallingquicklynow,accentuatedbythemustytintofthestained-glasswindows.Astheypressedon,theplasticcurtainbesidethembillowedsuddenly,asifcaughtinadraft.Langdonwonderedifsomeonesomewherehadopenedadoor.

           Vittoriaslowedasthethirdnicheloomedbeforethem.Sheheldthegunbeforeher,motioningwithherheadtothestelebesidetheapse.Carvedinthegraniteblockweretwowords:

           CapellaChigi

           Langdonnodded.Withoutasoundtheymovedtothecorneroftheopening,positioningthemselvesbehindawidepillar.

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