Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 85

           AsVittorialistenedtohiswords,anunexpectedgriefsurfacedastears…tearsforherownmentor…herownholyfather.Thecamerlegno’swordsseemedasappropriateforherfatherastheydidforthePope.

           "Supremefather,counselor,friend."Thecamerlegno’svoiceechoeddullyaroundthering."YoutoldmewhenIwasyoungthatthevoiceinmyheartwasthatofGod.YoutoldmeImustfollowitnomatterwhatpainfulplacesitleads.Ihearthatvoicenow,askingofmeimpossibletasks.Givemestrength.Bestowonmeforgiveness.WhatIdo…Idointhenameofeverythingyoubelieve.Amen."

           "Amen,"theguardswhispered.

           Amen,Father.Vittoriawipedhereyes.

           Thecamerlegnostoodslowlyandsteppedawayfromthetomb."Pushthecoveringaside."

           TheSwissGuardshesitated."Signore,"onesaid,"bylawweareatyourcommand."Hepaused."Wewilldoasyousay…"

           Thecamerlegnoseemedtoreadtheyoungman’smind."SomedayIwillaskyourforgivenessforplacingyouinthisposition.TodayIaskforyourobedience.Vaticanlawsareestablishedtoprotectthischurch.ItisinthatveryspiritthatIcommandyoutobreakthemnow."

           Therewasamomentofsilenceandthentheleadguardgavetheorder.Thethreemensetdowntheirflashlightsonthefloor,andtheirshadowsleaptoverhead.Litnowfrombeneath,themenadvancedtowardthetomb.Bracingtheirhandsagainstthemarblecoveringneartheheadofthetomb,theyplantedtheirfeetandpreparedtopush.Onsignal,theyallthrust,strainingagainsttheenormousslab

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