Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 118

           Itwasanalmostcruellyinaptinspiration—thechurchwasabouttobedestroyed.Surelythecamerlegnohadgonemad.

           Orhadhe?

           Forafleetinginstant,Chartrand’ssoulfluttered.Holyvisionsanddivinemessageshadalwaysseemedlikewishfuldelusionstohim—theproductofoverzealousmindshearingwhattheywantedtohear—Goddidnotinteractdirectly!

           Amomentlater,though,asiftheHolySpiritHimselfhaddescendedtopersuadeChartrandofHispower,Chartrandhadavision.

           Fiftyyardsahead,inthecenterofthechurch,aghostappeared…adiaphanous,glowingoutline.Thepaleshapewasthatofthehalf-nakedcamerlegno.Thespecterseemedtransparent,radiatinglight.Chartrandstaggeredtoastop,feelingaknottighteninhischest.Thecamerlegnoisglowing!Thebodyseemedtoshinebrighternow.Then,itbegantosink…deeperanddeeper,untilitdisappearedasifbymagicintotheblacknessofthefloor.

           Langdonhadseenthephantomalso.Foramoment,hetoothoughthehadwitnessedamagicalvision.ButashepassedthestunnedChartrandandrantowardthespotwherethecamerlegnohaddisappeared,herealizedwhathadjusthappened.ThecamerlegnohadarrivedattheNicheofthePalliums—thesunkenchamberlitbyninety-nineoillamps.Thelampsinthenicheshoneupfrombeneath,illuminatinghimlikeaghost.Then,asthecamerlegnodescendedthestairsintothelight,hehadseemedtodisappearbeneaththefloor.

           Langdonarrivedbreathlessattherimoverlookingthesunkenroom.Hepeereddownthestairs.

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