Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 75

           

           Nearby,atouristexplainedthatonlyminutesago,adark-skinnedmanhadbeenkindenoughtohelpthispoor,wheezing,homelessmanacrossthesquare…evensittingamomentonthestairswiththeinvalidbeforedisappearingbackintothecrowd.

           Vittoriarippedtherestoftheragsofftheman’sabdomen.Hehadtwodeeppuncturewounds,oneoneithersideofthebrand,justbelowhisribcage.Shecockedtheman’sheadbackandbegantoadministermouthtomouth.Langdonwasnotpreparedforwhathappenednext.AsVittoriablew,thewoundsoneithersideoftheman’smidsectionhissedandsprayedbloodintotheairlikeblowholesonawhale.ThesaltyliquidhitLangdonintheface.

           Vittoriastoppedshort,lookinghorrified."Hislungs…"shestammered."They’re…punctured."

           Langdonwipedhiseyesashelookeddownatthetwoperforations.Theholesgurgled.Thecardinal’slungsweredestroyed.Hewasgone.

           VittoriacoveredthebodyastheSwissGuardsmovedin.

           Langdonstood,disoriented.Ashedid,hesawher.Thewomanwhohadbeenfollowingthemearlierwascrouchednearby.HerBBCvideocamerawasshouldered,aimed,andrunning.SheandLangdonlockedeyes,andheknewshe’dgottenitall.Then,likeacat,shebolted.

           

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