Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 67

           

           Skeletonsbyfirelight,hegrimacedwryly,realizinghehadquitecoincidentallyenduredasimilareveningjustlastmonth.Aneveningofbonesandflames.TheNewYorkMuseumofArcheology’scandlelightbenefitdinner—salmonflambéintheshadowofabrontosaurusskeleton.HehadattendedattheinvitationofRebeccaStrauss—one-timefashionmodelnowartcriticfromtheTimes,awhirlwindofblackvelvet,cigarettes,andnot-so-subtlyenhancedbreasts.She’dcalledhimtwicesince.Langdonhadnotreturnedhercalls.Mostungentlemanly,hechided,wonderinghowlongRebeccaStrausswouldlastinastink-pitlikethis.

           Langdonwasrelievedtofeelthefinalrunggivewaytothespongyearthatthebottom.Thegroundbeneathhisshoesfeltdamp.Assuringhimselfthewallswerenotgoingtocloseinonhim,heturnedintothecrypt.Itwascircular,abouttwentyfeetacross.Breathingthroughhissleeveagain,Langdonturnedhiseyestothebody.Inthegloom,theimagewashazy.Awhite,fleshyoutline.Facingtheotherdirection.Motionless.Silent.

           Advancingthroughthemurkinessofthecrypt,Langdontriedtomakesenseofwhathewaslookingat.ThemanhadhisbacktoLangdon,andLangdoncouldnotseehisface,buthedidindeedseemtobestanding.

           "Hello?"Langdonchokedthroughhissleeve.Nothing.Ashedrewnearer,herealizedthemanwasveryshort.Tooshort…

           "What’shappening?"Vittoriacalledfromabove,shiftingthelight.

           Langdondidnotanswer.Hewasnowcloseenoughtoseeitall.Withatremorofrepulsion,heunderstood.Thechamberseemedtocontractaroundhim.

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