Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 103

           TheHassassinheldhimdownforanotherthirtysecondstoletthewaterfloodallofhispulmonarytissue.Gradually,hefeltLangdon’sbodysink,onitsownaccord,tothebottom.Finally,theHassassinletgo.ThemediawouldfindadoublesurpriseintheFountainoftheFourRivers.

           "Tabban!"theHassassinswore,clamberingoutofthefountainandlookingathisbleedingtoe.Thetipofhisbootwasshredded,andthefrontofhisbigtoehadbeenshearedoff.Angryathisowncarelessness,hetorethecufffromhispantlegandrammedthefabricintothetoeofhisboot.Painshotuphisleg."Ibnal-kalb!"Heclenchedhisfistsandrammedtheclothdeeper.Thebleedingsloweduntilitwasonlyatrickle.

           Turninghisthoughtsfrompaintopleasure,theHassassingotintohisvan.HisworkinRomewasdone.Heknewexactlywhatwouldsoothehisdiscomfort.VittoriaVetrawasboundandwaiting.TheHassassin,evencoldandwet,felthimselfstiffen.

           Ihaveearnedmyreward.

           AcrosstownVittoriaawokeinpain.Shewasonherback.Allofhermusclesfeltlikestone.Tight.Brittle.Herarmshurt.Whenshetriedtomove,shefeltspasmsinhershoulders.Ittookheramomenttocomprehendherhandsweretiedbehindherback.Herinitialreactionwasconfusion.AmIdreaming?Butwhenshetriedtoliftherhead,thepainatthebaseofherskullinformedherofherwakefulness.

           Confusiontransformingtofear,shescannedhersurroundings.Shewasinacrude,stoneroom—largeandwell-furnished,litbytorches.Somekindofancientmeetinghall.Old-fashionedbenchessatinacirclenearby

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