Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 102

           Thenitparked,itsslidingdoorpositionedonlyinchesabovethechurningwater.

           Mistbillowed.

           Langdonfeltanuneasypremonition.HadtheHassassinarrivedearly?Hadhecomeinavan?Langdonhadimaginedthekillerescortinghislastvictimacrossthepiazzaonfoot,likehehadatSt.Peter’s,givingLangdonanopenshot.ButiftheHassassinhadarrivedinavan,theruleshadjustchanged.

           Suddenly,thevan’ssidedoorslidopen.

           Onthefloorofthevan,contortedinagony,layanakedman.Themanwaswrappedinyardsofheavychains.Hethrashedagainsttheironlinks,butthechainsweretooheavy.Oneofthelinksbisectedtheman’smouthlikeahorse’sbit,stiflinghiscriesforhelp.ItwasthenthatLangdonsawthesecondfigure,movingaroundbehindtheprisonerinthedark,asthoughmakingfinalpreparations.

           Langdonknewhehadonlysecondstoact.

           Takingthegun,heslippedoffhisjacketanddroppeditontheground.Hedidn’twanttheaddedencumbranceofatweedjacket,nordidhehaveanyintentionoftakingGalileo’sDiagrammaanywherenearthewater.Thedocumentwouldstayherewhereitwassafeanddry.

           Langdonscrambledtohisright.Circlingtheperimeterofthefountain,hepositionedhimselfdirectlyoppositethevan.Thefountain’smassivecenterpieceobscuredhisview.Standing,herandirectlytowardthebasin.Hehopedthethunderingwaterwasdrowninghisfootsteps.Whenhereachedthefountain,heclimbedovertherimanddroppedintothefoamingpool.

           Thewaterwaswaistdeepandlikeice.Langdongrithisteethandplowedthroughthewater.

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