Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 84

           

           Hespentaminuteortwoflippingrandomlythroughtheledgerinhopesthatanillustrationmightjumpoutathim.Nothingdid.Hesawdozensofobscureworkshehadneverheardof,buthealsosawplentyherecognized…DanielandtheLion,ApolloandDaphne,aswellasahalfdozenfountains.Whenhesawthefountains,histhoughtsskippedmomentarilyahead.Water.Hewonderedifthefourthaltarofsciencewasafountain.Afountainseemedaperfecttributetowater.LangdonhopedtheycouldcatchthekillerbeforehehadtoconsiderWater—BerninihadcarveddozensoffountainsinRome,mostoftheminfrontofchurches.

           Langdonturnedbacktothematterathand.Fire.Ashelookedthroughthebook,Vittoria’swordsencouragedhim.Youwerefamiliarwiththefirsttwosculptures…youprobablyknowthisonetoo.Asheturnedtotheindexagain,hescannedfortitlesheknew.Somewerefamiliar,butnonejumpedout.Langdonnowrealizedhewouldnevercompletehissearchbeforepassingout,sohedecided,againsthisbetterjudgment,thathewouldhavetotakethebookoutsidethevault.It’sonlyaledger,hetoldhimself.It’snotlikeI’mremovinganoriginalGalileanfolio.Langdonrecalledthefolioinhisbreastpocketandremindedhimselftoreturnitbeforeleaving.

           Hurryingnow,hereacheddowntoliftthevolume,butashedid,hesawsomethingthatgavehimpause.Althoughtherewerenumerousnotationsthroughouttheindex,theonethathadjustcaughthiseyeseemedodd.

           ThenoteindicatedthatthefamousBerninisculpture,TheEcstasyofSt.

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