Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 118

           

           WhenChartrandsawtheopengrateinthefloor,hiseyesfilledwithdread.HecrossedhimselfandshotLangdonathankfullookforhavingstoppedthecamerlegno.Langdonunderstood;hadreadenoughaboutVaticanarchitecturetoknowwhatlaybeneaththatgrate.ItwasthemostsacredplaceinallofChristendom.TerraSanta.HolyGround.SomecalledittheNecropolis.SomecalledittheCatacombs.Accordingtoaccountsfromtheselectfewclergywhohaddescendedovertheyears,theNecropoliswasadarkmazeofsubterraneancryptsthatcouldswallowavisitorwholeifhelosthisway.Itwasnotthekindofplacethroughwhichtheywantedtobechasingthecamerlegno.

           "Signore,"Chartrandpleaded."You’reinshock.Weneedtoleavethisplace.Youcannotgodownthere.It’ssuicide."

           Thecamerlegnoseemedsuddenlystoic.HereachedoutandputaquiethandonChartrand’sshoulder."Thankyouforyourconcernandservice.Icannottellyouhow.IcannottellyouIunderstand.ButIhavehadarevelation.Iknowwheretheantimatteris."

           Everyonestared.

           Thecamerlegnoturnedtothegroup."UponthisrockIwillbuildmychurch.Thatwasthemessage.Themeaningisclear."

           Langdonwasstillunabletocomprehendthecamerlegno’sconvictionthathehadspokentoGod,muchlessthathehaddecipheredthemessage.UponthisrockIwillbuildmychurch?TheywerethewordsspokenbyJesuswhenhechosePeterashisfirstapostle.Whatdidtheyhavetodowithanything?

           Macrimovedinforaclosershot.Glickwasmute,asifshell-shocked.

           Thecamerlegnospokequicklynow.

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