Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 100

           

           Ashestudiedtheotherpossiblepointsaroundthetriangle,somethingunexpectedhappened.Henoticedthatthelinehehaddrawnearliertoindicatethedirectionoftheangel’sspearpassedperfectlythroughoneofthepossibilities.Stupefied,Langdoncircledthatpoint.Hewasnowlookingatfourinkmarksonthemap,arrangedinsomewhatofanawkward,kitelikediamond.

           Hefrowned.DiamondswerenotanIlluminatisymboleither.Hepaused.Thenagain…

           ForaninstantLangdonflashedonthefamedIlluminatiDiamond.Thethought,ofcourse,wasridiculous.Hedismissedit.Besides,thisdiamondwasoblong—likeakite—hardlyanexampleoftheflawlesssymmetryforwhichtheIlluminatiDiamondwasrevered.

           Whenheleanedintoexaminewherehehadplacedthefinalmark,LangdonwassurprisedtofindthatthefourthpointlaydeadcenterofRome’sfamedPiazzaNavona.Heknewthepiazzacontainedamajorchurch,buthehadalreadytracedhisfingerthroughthatpiazzaandconsideredthechurchthere.TothebestofhisknowledgeitcontainednoBerniniworks.ThechurchwascalledSaintAgnesinAgony,namedforSt.Agnes,aravishingteenagevirginbanishedtoalifeofsexualslaveryforrefusingtorenounceherfaith.

           Theremustbesomethinginthatchurch!Langdonrackedhisbrain,picturingtheinsideofthechurch.HecouldthinkofnoBerniniworksatallinside,muchlessanythingtodowithwater.Thearrangementonthemapwasbotheringhimtoo.Adiamond.Itwasfartooaccuratetobecoincidence,butitwasnotaccurateenoughtomakeanysense.

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