Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 19

           

           "Secrets,"Kohlerfinallysaid,"arealuxurywecannolongerafford."

           Vittorianoddedinacquiescence,lookingsuddenlyemotional,asifbeingherebroughtwithitatorrentofmemories.

           Giveheraminute,Langdonthought.

           Asthoughpreparingforwhatshewasabouttoreveal,Vittoriaclosedhereyesandbreathed.Thenshebreathedagain.Andagain.Andagain…

           Langdonwatchedher,suddenlyconcerned.Issheokay?HeglancedatKohler,whoappearedunfazed,apparentlyhavingseenthisritualbefore.TensecondspassedbeforeVittoriaopenedhereyes.

           Langdoncouldnotbelievethemetamorphosis.VittoriaVetrahadbeentransformed.Herfulllipswerelax,hershouldersdown,andhereyessoftandassenting.Itwasasthoughshehadrealignedeverymuscleinherbodytoacceptthesituation.Theresentfulfireandpersonalanguishhadbeenquelledsomehowbeneathadeeper,waterycool.

           "Wheretobegin…"shesaid,heraccentunruffled.

           "Atthebeginning,"Kohlersaid."Tellusaboutyourfather’sexperiment."

           "Rectifyingsciencewithreligionhasbeenmyfather’slifedream,"Vittoriasaid."Hehopedtoprovethatscienceandreligionaretwototallycompatiblefields—twodifferentapproachestofindingthesametruth."Shepausedasifunabletobelievewhatshewasabouttosay."Andrecently…heconceivedofawaytodothat."

           Kohlersaidnothing.

           "Hedevisedanexperiment,onehehopedwouldsettleoneofthemostbitterconflictsinthehistoryofscienceandreligion."

           Langdonwonderedwhichconflictshecouldmean.Thereweresomany.

           "Creationism,"Vittoriadeclared.

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