Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 104

           Therewasnobreathorpulse.

           Knowinghecouldnevergetthebodyupandoverthefountainrim,LangdonluggedCardinalBaggiathroughthewaterandintothehollowbeneaththecentralmoundofmarble.Herethewaterbecameshallow,andtherewasaninclinedledge.Langdondraggedthenakedbodyupontotheledgeasfarashecould.Notfar.

           Thenhewenttowork.Compressingthecardinal’schain-cladchest,Langdonpumpedthewaterfromhislungs.ThenhebeganCPR.Countingcarefully.Deliberately.Resistingtheinstincttoblowtoohardandtoofast.ForthreeminutesLangdontriedtorevivetheoldman.Afterfiveminutes,Langdonknewitwasover.

           Ilpreferito.ThemanwhowouldbePope.Lyingdeadbeforehim.

           Somehow,evennow,prostrateintheshadowsonthesemisubmergedledge,CardinalBaggiaretainedanairofquietdignity.Thewaterlappedsoftlyacrosshischest,seemingalmostremorseful…asifaskingforgivenessforbeingtheman’sultimatekiller…asiftryingtocleansethescaldedwoundthatboreitsname.

           Gently,Langdonranahandacrosstheman’sfaceandclosedhisupturnedeyes.Ashedid,hefeltanexhaustedshudderoftearswellfromwithin.Itstartledhim.Then,forthefirsttimeinyears,Langdoncried.

           

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