Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 100

           IneedatributetoWater!

           LangdonflashedonBernini’sstatueofTriton—theGreekGodofthesea.Thenherealizeditwaslocatedinthesquareoutsidethisverychurch,inentirelythewrongdirection.Heforcedhimselftothink.WhatfigurewouldBerninihavecarvedasaglorificationofwater?NeptuneandApollo?UnfortunatelythatstatuewasinLondon’sVictoria&AlbertMuseum.

           "Signore?"Afiremanraninwithamap.

           Langdonthankedhimandspreaditoutonthealtar.Heimmediatelyrealizedhehadaskedtherightpeople;thefiredepartment’smapofRomewasasdetailedasanyLangdonhadeverseen."Wherearewenow?"

           Themanpointed."NexttoPiazzaBarberini."

           Langdonlookedattheangel’sspearagaintogethisbearings.Thechiefhadestimatedcorrectly.Accordingtothemap,thespearwaspointingwest.Langdontracedalinefromhiscurrentlocationwestacrossthemap.Almostinstantlyhishopesbegantosink.Itseemedthatwitheveryinchhisfingertraveled,hepassedyetanotherbuildingmarkedbyatinyblackcross.Churches.Thecitywasriddledwiththem.Finally,Langdon’sfingerranoutofchurchesandtrailedoffintothesuburbsofRome.Heexhaledandsteppedbackfromthemap.Damn.

           SurveyingthewholeofRome,Langdon’seyestoucheddownonthethreechurcheswherethefirstthreecardinalshadbeenkilled.TheChigiChapel…St.Peter’s…here…

           Seeingthemalllaidoutbeforehimnow,Langdonnotedanoddityintheirlocations.SomehowhehadimaginedthechurcheswouldbescatteredrandomlyacrossRome.Buttheymostdefinitelywerenot.

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