Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 136

           Anunforeseenrevelationofshockingtruth.

           Fortunately,Glickhadjusttheticketwaitinginthewings…

           ***

           "You’reonin…five…four…three…"

           AsChinitaMacrilookedthroughhercamera,shesensedaslyglintinGlick’seye.Iwasinsanetolethimdothis,shethought.WhatwasIthinking?

           Butthemomentforsecondthoughtshadpassed.Theywereon.

           "LivefromVaticanCity,"Glickannouncedoncue,"thisisGuntherGlickreporting."HegavethecameraasolemnstareasthewhitesmokerosebehindhimfromtheSistineChapel."Ladiesandgentlemen,itisnowofficial.CardinalSaverioMortati,aseventy-nine-year-oldprogressive,hasjustbeenelectedthenextPopeofVaticanCity.Althoughanunlikelycandidate,MortatiwaschosenbyanunprecedentedunanimousvotebytheCollegeofCardinals."

           AsMacriwatchedhim,shebegantobreatheeasier.Glickseemedsurprisinglyprofessionaltoday.Evenaustere.Forthefirsttimeinhislife,Glickactuallylookedandsoundedsomewhatlikeanewsman.

           "Andaswereportedearlier,"Glickadded,hisvoiceintensifyingperfectly,"theVaticanhasyettoofferanystatementwhatsoeverregardingthemiraculouseventsoflastnight."

           Good.Chinita’snervousnesswanedsomemore.Sofar,sogood.

           Glick’sexpressiongrewsorrowfulnow."Andthoughlastnightwasanightofwonder,itwasalsoanightoftragedy.Fourcardinalsperishedinyesterday’sconflict,alongwithCommanderOlivettiandCaptainRocheroftheSwissGuard,bothinthelineofduty.

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