Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 1

           Theimagewasdistortedandpale…likeaghost.Anagingghost,hethought,cruellyremindedthathisyouthfulspiritwaslivinginamortalshell.

           Althoughnotoverlyhandsomeinaclassicalsense,theforty-five-year-oldLangdonhadwhathisfemalecolleaguesreferredtoasan"erudite"appeal—wispsofgrayinhisthickbrownhair,probingblueeyes,anarrestinglydeepvoice,andthestrong,carefreesmileofacollegiateathlete.Avarsitydiverinprepschoolandcollege,Langdonstillhadthebodyofaswimmer,atoned,six-footphysiquethathevigilantlymaintainedwithfiftylapsadayintheuniversitypool.

           Langdon’sfriendshadalwaysviewedhimasabitofanenigma—amancaughtbetweencenturies.Onweekendshecouldbeseenloungingonthequadinbluejeans,discussingcomputergraphicsorreligioushistorywithstudents;othertimeshecouldbespottedinhisHarristweedandpaisleyvest,photographedinthepagesofupscaleartmagazinesatmuseumopeningswherehehadbeenaskedtolecture.

           Althoughatoughteacherandstrictdisciplinarian,Langdonwasthefirsttoembracewhathehailedasthe"lostartofgoodcleanfun."Herelishedrecreationwithaninfectiousfanaticismthathadearnedhimafraternalacceptanceamonghisstudents.Hiscampusnickname—"TheDolphin"—wasareferencebothtohisaffablenatureandhislegendaryabilitytodiveintoapoolandoutmaneuvertheentireopposingsquadinawaterpolomatch.

           AsLangdonsatalone,absentlygazingintothedarkness,thesilenceofhishomewasshatteredagain,thistimebytheringofhisfaxmachine

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