Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 84

           Thoughbrilliantlyrendered,thestatuedepictedSt.Teresaonherbackinthethroesofatoe-curlingorgasm.HardlyVaticanfare.

           Langdonhurriedlyflippedtotheledger’sdescriptionofthework.Whenhesawthesketch,hefeltaninstantaneousandunexpectedtingleofhope.Inthesketch,St.Teresadidindeedappeartobeenjoyingherself,buttherewasanotherfigureinthestatuewhoLangdonhadforgottenwasthere.

           Anangel.

           Thesordidlegendsuddenlycameback…

           St.Teresawasanunsaintedaftersheclaimedanangelhadpaidherablissfulvisitinhersleep.Criticslaterdecidedherencounterhadprobablybeenmoresexualthanspiritual.Scrawledatthebottomoftheledger,Langdonsawafamiliarexcerpt.St.Teresa’sownwordsleftlittletotheimagination:

           hisgreatgoldenspear…filledwithfire…plungedintomeseveraltimes…penetratedtomyentrails…asweetnesssoextremethatonecouldnotpossiblywishittostop.

           Langdonsmiled.Ifthat’snotametaphorforsomeserioussex,Idon’tknowwhatis.Hewassmilingalsobecauseoftheledger’sdescriptionofthework.AlthoughtheparagraphwasinItalian,thewordfuòcoappearedahalfdozentimes:

           angel’sspeartippedwithpointoffire…

           angel’sheademanatingraysoffire…

           womaninflamedbypassion’sfire…

           Langdonwasnotentirelyconvinceduntilheglancedupatthesketchagain.Theangel’sfieryspearwasraisedlikeabeacon,pointingtheway.Letangelsguideyouonyourloftyquest.EventhetypeofangelBerninihadselectedseemedsignificant.It’saseraphim,Langdonrealized

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