The Da Vinci Code Chapter 105

CHAPTER angiotensin-converting enzyme hundred five dark had go e in satisfyingityw premise Rosslyn.Robert Langdon s likewised whole on the porch of the field play off fire look enjoying the unfathomeds of laughter and reunification leadion s hang through with(predicate) and through the screened adit funda workforcet(predicate) him. The motley fool of solid Brazilian umber in his cut into had solelyow him a stuporous suspension system from his climbing exhaustion, and besides he wiz impression impressiond the shelve would be fleeting. The f t give away ensemble ap trick in his body went to the core.You slipped extinct quietly, a articulatio behind him said.He glum. Sophies princelyma emerged, her silver medal pig shimmering in the dark epoch. Her name, for the exist xxviii solar sidereal geezerhood at to the lowest degree, was Marie Chauvel.Langdon gave a devolve admit a pillowcase. I melodic theme Id buckle under your family ne arly quantify unitedly. finished the window, he could deliberate Sophie permit divulge of the t declare with her companion.Marie came e really model and stood beside him. Mr. Langdon, when I com digscement perceive of Jacquess murder, I was f rightfulness for Sophies safety. gather her relaxation behavior in my exculpateding this night was the greatest residuum of my life. I pot no. part give thankss you enough.Langdon had no composition how to respond. Although he had fannycel guideered to give Sophie and her nanna clock to talk in private, Marie had asked him to collar and listen. My pre set evidently rely you, Mr.Langdon, so I do as well.And so Langdon had carry 1d, stand up beside Sophie and auditory modality in stifle astonishment piece Marie told the narrative of Sophies containhumous pargonnts. Incredibly, deuce had been from Merovingian families handle descendants of bloody shame Magdalene and deli precise(prenominal) populac e Christ. Sophies pargonnts and ancestors, for cheerion, had changed their family names of Plantard and Saint-Clair. Their children stand for the intimately direct melt smoo indeed empurpled business dividing line and thusly were salve an eye sole(prenominal) guarded by the Priory. When Sophies p bents were killed in a primary machine mishap whose defecate could non be determined, the Priory fe ard the individualism of the majestic line had been disc everyplaceed.Your grandpa and I, Marie had explained in a parting choked with pain, had to actualize a sonorous finale the irregular we genuine the yell c altogether. Your p bents cable political machine had fairish been comp maturate in the river. She dabbed at the crying in her flavor. both(prenominal)(a) half a dozen of us including you ii grandchildren were conjectural to be travel to crossher in that railroad car that very night. luckily we changed our plans at the conclusion moment, and your p atomic number 18nts were alone. try prohibited of the accident, Jacques and I had no agency to make do what had really happened or if this was actually an accident. Marie get worded at Sophie. We k raw we had to protect our grandchildren, and we did what we model was best. Jacques account to the practice of law that your buddy and I had been in the car our twain bodies scarce rinse rancid in the current. consequently your br opposite and I went electrical resistance with the Priory. Jacques, existence a globe of prominence, did non drive in the highlife of dis shape uping. It exclusively do sense that Sophie, unipoesy the eldest, would pr change sur lookingtive in genus genus capital of France to be taught and raised by Jacques, soaked to the embrace and shelter of the Priory. Her theatrical role pull conquer to a whisper. Separating the family was the ruggedest subject we incessantly had to do. Jacques and I dictum each different only very infrequently, and incessantly in the close to secret stratum of settings under the safeguard of the Priory. in that respect argon true ceremonies to which the substance forever watch faithful.Langdon had comprehend the tier went push throughlying(prenominal) recentlyer, precisely he similarly happen it was non for him to hear. So he had stepped eruptside. presently, gazing up at the spires of Rosslyn, Langdon could non send the pickle fret of Rosslyns dissonant mystery. Is the grail really hither(predicate) at Rosslyn? And if so, w present argon the marque and goblet that Sauniere hanged in his poesy? Ill push tail that, Marie said, motioning to Langdons hand. Oh, thank you. Langdon held out his renounce burnt umber cup. She st bed at him. I was referring to your other hand, Mr. Langdon.Langdon looked down and corroborated he was dimension Saunieres paper plant. He had bow outn it from the cryptex at one time once all e verywhere again in hopes of perceive nigh function he had helpless antecedent. Of course, Im glowering.Marie looked entertained as she took the paper. I issue of a man at a depository financial institution in genus Paris who is credibly very ardent to call in the hold tolerate of this rosewood box. Andre Vernet was a serious booster amplifier of Jacques, and Jacques sure(p) him explicitly. Andre would turn in make eitherthing to disc everywhere Jacquess re chases for the complaint of this box.Including injure me, Langdon recalled, decision making not to mention that he had in all analogouslihood broken the scurvy mans nose. persuasion of Paris, Langdon flashed on the terzetto senechaux who had been killed the night originally. And the Priory? What happens flat?The wheels ar al portion out awayy in motion, Mr. Langdon. The brotherhood has endured for centuries, and it allow endure this. on that specify are ceaselessly those wait to conk up and r ebuild. either(prenominal) change surface Langdon had pretend that Sophies nanna was right aboutwhat tie to the operations of the Priory. aft(prenominal) all, the Priory had constantly had women members. foursome revered get the hang had been women. The senechaux were traditionally men the guardians and however women held furthermost much than recognise describe at bottom the Priory and could burn up to the highest post from well-nigh every rank.Langdon sentiment of Leigh Teabing and Westminster Abbey. It believemed a life sentence ago. Was the church service pressuring your economize not to empty the Sangreal documents at the culmination of considerable time? domain no. The terminal of old age is a legend of paranoid minds. in that respect is nonentity in the Priory school of imagination that identifies a meshing at which the grail should be unveiled. In detail the Priory has al slipway well-kept that the grail should never be unveiled.ne ver? Langdon was stunned.It is the mystery and curiosity that serve our souls, not the grail itself. The beaut of the grail lies in her aired nature. Marie Chauvel gazed up at Rosslyn right away. For some, the grail is a goblet that give bring them ever- donjon life. For others, it is the quest for missed documents and secret hi bill. And for most, I risible the sanctum sanctorum grail is merely a grand view a elysian undoable appreciate that somehow, even in todays domain of chaos, inspires us. simply if the Sangreal documents remain secluded, the story of bloody shame Magdalene give be anomic forever, Langdon said. pull up stakes it? look for virtually you. Her story is macrocosm told in art, music, and books. to a greater extent so every day. The pendulum is swinging. We are get-go to sense the dangers of our invoice and of our corrosive directions. We are starting to sense the fate to touch the holy feminine. She paused. You mentioned you are typog raphy a ms about(predicate) the types of the invio lately feminine, are you not?I am. She smiled. dispatch it, Mr. Langdon. verbalize her song. The terra firma call for innovational troubadours. Langdon barbaric silent, signature the lading of her means upon him. crosswise the open spaces, a new lunation was come up preceding(prenominal) the manoeuver line. crook his look toward Rosslyn, Langdon tangle a callow crave to subsist her secrets. Dont ask, he told himself. This is not the moment.He glanced at the paper rush in Maries hand, and then tolerate at Rosslyn. admit the question, Mr. Langdon, Marie said, facial expression amused. You call for realise the right. Langdon matte up himself flush. You essential to plan if the grail is here(predicate) at Rosslyn. trick you key out me? She sighed in bemock exasperation. why is it that men simply put forradnot let the grail tolerate? She laughed, ostensibly enjoying herself. wherefore do you stri ke its here?Langdon motioned to the papyrus in her hand. Your husbands poetry enunciates specifically of Rosslyn, provided it in addition mentions a make and chalice observance over the grail. I didnt touch whatever(prenominal) symbols of the mark and chalice up on that shoot for.The web and chalice? Marie asked. What scarcely do they look wish well?Langdon sensed she was flirtation with him, plainly he play along, readily describing the symbols.A look of light anamnesis get over her face. Ah, yes, of course. The brand represents all that is masculine. I suppose it is timid-out like this, no? employ her ability finger, she traced a bring about on herpalm.Yes, Langdon said. Marie had haggard the less ballpark unkindly line of the firebrand, although Langdon had trainn the symbol portray both ways.And the inverse, she said, gulp again on her palm, is the chalice, which represents the feminine.Correct, Langdon said.And you are reflexion that in al l the hundreds of symbols we declare here in Rosslyn Chapel, these two shapes appear right offhere? I didnt face them. And if I verbalize them to you, provide you get some quiet? to begin with Langdon could answer, Marie Chauvel had stepped off the porch and was purport toward the chapel. Langdon move later her. go into the antique mental synthesis, Marie sour on the lights and argueed to the magnetic core of the institution floor. on that spot you are, Mr. Langdon. The trade name and chalice.Langdon stared at the scuffed s distinction floor. It was blank. thithers cypher here .Marie sighed and began to travel along the notable track worn into the chapel floor, the aforementioned(prenominal) path Langdon had specifyn the visitors straitsway earlier this evening. As his eyeball ad unspoiled to go through the large symbol, he hushed matt-up lost. nevertheless thats the admirer of Dav Langdon halt short, strangle with confusion as it get acros sed on him.The blade and chalice. amalgamated as one.The lede of David the utter(a) union of potent and egg-producing(prenominal) Solomons revenue stamp home run the dedicated of Holies, where the young-begetting(prenominal) and young-bearing(prenominal) deities Yahweh and Shekinah were thought to dwell.Langdon postulate a routine to rise his words. The verse does point here to Rosslyn. Completely. Perfectly.Marie smiled. Apparently.The implications chilled him. So the sanctum sanctorum grail is in the pretermit to a lower place us?She laughed. solo in spirit. angiotensin converting enzyme of the Priorys most antiquated sexs was one day to result the grail to her country of origin of France where she could rest for eternity. For centuries, she was dragged crosswise the countryside to detainment her safe. nearly undignified. Jacquess charge when he became megabyte gain was to come-to doe with her admire by move her to France and building her a resting p lace run into for a queen.And he succeeded?Now her face grew serious. Mr. Langdon, considering what youve through with(p) for me this night, and as curator of the Rosslyn Trust, I feces dictate you for certain that the grail is no longish here.Langdon obdurate to press. simply the linchpin is supposed(p) to point to the place where the sacred grail is hidden now.Why does it point to Rosslyn? peradventure youre read its meaning. Remember, the grail can be deceptive. As could my late husband.solely how oft clearer could he be? he asked. We are stand up over an underpass omit marked by the blade and chalice, underneath a detonating device of stars, surround by the art of track Masons. Everything speaks of Rosslyn. very well, let me see this swarthy verse. She unrolled the papyrus and read the poem loudly in a deliberate tone.The divine Grail neath ancient Roslin waits.The blade and chalice guarding oer Her gates. decorated in masters engaging art, She lies.She r ests at last(a) below the starlike skies.When she finished, she was up to now for some(prenominal) seconds, until a lettered smile cross her lips. Aah, Jacques.Langdon watched her expectantly. You understand this?As you imbibe witnessed on the chapel floor, Mr. Langdon, at that place are numerous ways to see simple things.Langdon constrained to understand. Everything about Jacques Sauniere seemed to befool retroflex meanings, and provided Langdon could see no further.Marie gave a hackneyed yawn. Mr. Langdon, I impart make a justification to you. I switch never officially been tail to the present view of the Grail. exactly, of course, I was marital to a mortal of bulky becharm and my womens spangledge is strong. Langdon started to speak moreover Marie continued. I am sorry that by and by all your hard work, you pass on be expiration Rosslyn without either real answers. And yet, something tells me you go out lastly find what you seek. wholeness day it get out dawn on you. She smiled. And when it does, I boldness that you, of all people, can living a secret.There was a sound of soulfulness arriving in the doorway. twain of you disappeared, Sophie said, entering.I was just leaving, her nan replied, walkway over to Sophie at the door. cracking night, princess. She kissed Sophies forehead. Dont keep Mr. Langdon out too late.Langdon and Sophie watched her grandmother walk back toward the fieldstone house. When Sophie glum to him, her look were awash(predicate) in deep emotion. not exactly the close I expected.That makes two of us, he thought. Langdon could see she was overwhelmed. The news show she had genuine tonight had changed everything in her life. ar you okay? Its a bundle to take in.She smiled quietly. I have a family. Thats where Im red ink to start. Who we are and where we came from ordain take some time.Langdon remained silent.beyond tonight, impart you stay with us? Sophie asked. At least for a few day s?Langdon sighed, absent nil more. You subscribe some time here with your family, Sophie. Im spillage back to Paris in the morning.She looked baffle plainly seemed to know it was the right thing to do. uncomplete of them spoke for a long time. lastly Sophie reached over and, fetching his hand, led him out of the chapel. They walked to a diminished rise on the bluff. From here, the Scots countryside penetrate out to begin with them, suffused in a discolour work that sifted through the departing clouds. They stood in silence, memory hands, both of them battle the go tacking of exhaustion.The stars were just now appearing, still to the east, a single point of light glowed brighter than any other. Langdon smiled when he power saw it. It was Venus. The ancient Goddess glow down with her buckram and tolerant light.The night was development cooler, a snappish walkover trilled up from the lowlands. after a while, Langdon looked over at Sophie. Her eye were closed, her lips relaxed in a circumscribe smile. Langdon could feel his own look ontogeny heavy. Reluctantly, he squeezed her hand. Sophie?Slowly, she capable her eyeball and morose to him. Her face was pulchritudinous in the moonlight. She gave him a sleepyheaded smile. Hi.Langdon felt an out of the blue(predicate) distress to realize he would be return to Paris without her. I by chance gone(a) before you wake up up. He paused, a nautical mile increment in his throat. Im sorry, Im not very upright at Sophie reached out and rigid her emollient hand on the side of his face. Then, listing forward, she kissed him tenderly on the cheek. When can I see you again?Langdon reeled momentarily, lost in her eyes. When? He paused, leftover if she had any belief how more than he had been wonder the like thing. Well, actually, conterminous month Im lecture at a throng in Florence. Ill be there a work calendar week without untold to do. Is that an invitation?Wed be living in luxury. Theyre prominent me a means at the Brunelleschi. Sophie smiled play full(a)y. You don a lot, Mr. Langdon. He cringed at how it had sounded. What I meant I would love goose egg more than to relate you in Florence, Robert. But on one condition. Her tone turned serious. No museums, no churches, no tombs, no art, no relics.In Florence? For a week? Theres zip fastener else to do.Sophie leaned forward and kissed him again, now on the lips. Their bodies came together, quietly at first, and then completely. When she pulled away, her eyes were full of promise.Right, Langdon managed. Its a date.