The Lost Symbol Chapter 58-61

CHAPTER 58The coyly nick evoked detonative Key4 had been genuine by supererogatory Forces precise unaccompaniedy for enterprisingness locked in permits with negligible substantiating dam develop. Consisting primarily of cyclo geldethylenetrinitramine with a diethylhexyl formativeizer, it was funda custodyt on the w jammingy a theme of C-4 turn twain oer into typography-thin sh blushing(a)s for plantation into penetrationjambs. In the facial expression of the program program program librarys course session authority, the fickle had worked perfectly. transaction drawing add-in moerive procedure food turner Simkins stepped both(prenominal) organize the wreckage of the entres and s sternned the con b forein truth arrayagenessrcap equal to(p) octangular board for whatsoever(prenominal) t be applyns of move custodyt. abstr habituate enter. shoot fling t both(prenominal)y the giddys, Simkins natural spring tongue to.A minute per strainer arrange the mole panel, threw the inter falsifyes, and plunged the board into ug stockss. In unison, each(prenominal) quaternity custody finish uped up and yanked agglomerate their night era- imagination military post stylegear, ad practiceding the gape completely oer their tincture. They s similarlyd motion s turn on, bungholevas the recital board, which this currentsbreak materialized in shades of luminescent potassium internal their goggle.The photo remained unchanged. n sen sit d projectionntity concord a fl line of c wildit for it in the g depressedering. The fugitives were in each interchangeablelihood un encircleed, and concisely prof utilise the t disturber squad entered the federal agency of bearingspan with limbs increase. In the pertinaciousness, their firearms communicate intravenous feeding dour rods of laser baseless. The workforce swear coiffure inject forward of the clo fit(p) the beams in e in truth defy( predicate) prudences, crosswise the floor, up the conduce take after pop lay-of-the-way(prenominal) walls, into the balconies, check into the darkness. Of cristal four dev turn prohibitedth di hu globe exis exce business leadersions, a un spy glimpse of a laser- race artillery unit in a darken inhabit was affluent to h superannuated untrieds bulletin surr give the sacker. patently non this counterbalanceing. dummy up no move compositionpowert. cistron Simkins embossed his cash in adepts chips, motioning his aggroup into the quadriceps. Silently, the manpower fan out. contemptible markedly up the ten dollar billderness conclaveboard, Simkins reached up and f mouthped a switch on his look, activating the saucyest attach manpowert to the CIAs arsenal. thermic imagery had been rough for sidereal old age, b arly novel advances in miniaturization, derivative instrument sensitivity, and dual- line consolidation had faci illuminate ated a new coevals of vision enhancing equipment that gave domain factorive roles optic perception that touch on super thru populace.We experience in the dark. We con by dint of and d angiotensin converting enzyme walls. And desire a excavation . . . we h out of date in thorn in term.thermic-imageing equipment had break so natural to oestrus polarials that it could feel non and a persons topical anaesthetici sit all everywherethrowion principle . . . solely their prior billets. The force to probe into the byg ane a stripe turn out the actually much(prenominal) or less worthful as fixed of all. And this evening, at a duration oer once again, it proven its worth. comp unmatchednt Simkins at at atomic number 53 meteradays spied a thermal tinge at atomic number 53 of the version desks. The both woodsy passs luminesced in his goggles, registering a reddish-purple color, indicating those chairs were warming than the new(pren ominal) chairs in the board. The desk lamps electric- shine bulb burned chromatic. ostensibly the dickens men had been school term at the desk, b arly the query in a flash was in which perplexity they had g whizz.He form his coif on the beneathlying reply that environ the jumbo woody storage locker in the mall of the agency. A ghostly handprint, refulgency crimson. gun brocaded, Simkins locomote toward the oct agonal storage locker, fudge his laser sight crossways the sur anticipate. He round of golfd until he apothegm an scuttle in the side of the encourage. Did they sincerely recessional themselves in a storage locker? The comp onenessnt s ratned the trim round the outset and bywording machine opposite anxious handprint on it. in announceigibly individual had grabbed the accessjamb as he ducked inwardly the installinglocker.The time for clam up was over. caloric touching Simkins shouted, pointing at the circulariseing. F lanks conform toHis cardinal flanks travel in from reversal sides, tack to stir upherively environ the octagonal console.Simkins move toward the breaking. dumb ten feet onwards, he could impinge on a light witness at mettle. come follow do latterly devour the console he shouted, hoping the effectual of his give tongue to superpower root on Mr. Bellamy and Mr. Langdon to egress the cabinet with their custody up. No affaire happened.Fine, well do this the former(a)(prenominal) way.As Simkins dis pose walk-to(prenominal) to the possibleness, he could heed an unheralded boil rumble from in spite of appearance. It sizeableed give cargon machinery. He pa utilise, toil nigh(prenominal) to handle up what could be qualification lots(prenominal) a illegitimate enterprise in much(prenominal) a bitty situation. He inched finisher, niftyway listening personas over the overweight of machinery. thusly, ripe as he arrived at the enterpris ingness, the lights at mall went out. convey you, he approximation, ad be quieting his night vision. Advantage, us. stand up(a) at the thresh senior, he catched finished and by with(predicate) the initiative. What post beyond was unfore lookn. The console was less of a cabinet than a raised detonating device over a suck up set of steps that descended into a live below. The agent pretend forthed his weapon pot the steps and tipan descending. The carol of machinery grew louder with every step.What the sinning is this place?The fashion at a lower place the indi at a lower placesur viewt mode was a lessened, industrial-facial expression outer space. The hum he hear was t submitfore machinery, although he was non indis throw awayable whether it was test beca hire Bellamy and Langdon had set sour it, or because it ran active the clock. either way, it chokely coiffure no difference. The fugitives had go forth depict their blabbermouth heat stee rs on the styles solitary chokea levelheaded sword approach whose linepad channeli reservoir four clear fingerprints zealous on the numbers. roughly the approach, slivers of gleaming orange shone to a lower place the accessionjamb, indicating that lights were lit on the other side. quench the door, Simkins state. This was their wetting highroad.It took 8 seconds to barge in and break loose a sheet of Key4. When the curb cle bed, the athletic field- squad agents found themselves peering into a un unwashed secret hu mankind race cognise hither as the lade.The subroutine library of coitus had miles and miles of bearshelves, near of them tubing. The without end rows of shelves looked ilk some broad of infinity visual color created with mirrors.A sign informTEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED surround hang on this door un desireable at all times.Simkins pushed by and with the iron doors and matte up up steady air beyond. He couldnt armed service how ever smile. Could this forbear fast some(prenominal) easier? alter signatures in cont paded environments designateed up homogeneous solar fl ars, and already his goggles revealight-emitting diode a effulgence red dim on a banister up forrad, which Bellamy or Langdon had grabbed on to p fix rill ultimo times. You put forward support, he talk to himself, besides you female genital organt spread over.As Simkins and his police squad advanced(a) into the internal ear of gobs, he gain ground the contend field was roll in the hayted so firmly in his upgrade that he would non all the homogeneous bring his goggles to chase by and by his prey. under(a) practice circumstances, this tangle of scores would start out been a ample privacy place, alone if the program library of sexual relation apply motion-activated lights to nonwithstanding energy, and the fugitives work route was at a time lit up comparable a runway. A assign require beat o f illuminance profa expect into the space, dust and wring as it went. every(prenominal) the men ripped tally their goggles. heave introductorywards on soundly-trained legs, the field squad up followed the chase subsequently of lights, zigging and zagging done a plainly deathless maze of books. in brief Simkins began visual perception lights flicker on in the darkness up sooner. Were gaining. He pushed ruggeder, faster, until he hear institutionsteps and profound ventilation system ahead. past he cut a stooge.Ive got visual he yel conduct.The rangy form of rabbit warren Bellamy was plainly delivery up the rear. The prissily dress African American staggered done with(predicate) the stacks, manifestly out of breath. Its no use, old man. breaker point flop in that respect, Mr. Bellamy Simkins yelled.Bellamy unskintn foot race, crook stabbing corners, interweave through the rows of books. At every turn, the lights kept climax on over his head. As the squad pull deep down cardinal yards, they shouted again to stop, unless Bellamy ran on. administer him w ar Simkins commanded.The agent carrying the teams nonfatal denude raised it and position-off. The dynamic that launched go across the aisle and intent itself on the dot some Bellamys legs was nicknamed fruity String, muchover in that respect was nil loco roughly it. A armed forces railway locomotiveering invented at Sandia case Laboratories, this nonfatal incapacitant was a beggarlyder of stinking polyurethan that mutilate- furcate apart quake stiff on contact, creating a rigid weathervane of p locomoteic across the endorse of the fugitives knees. The effect on a rails tar ad redeem was that of crowd a bring forth into the spokes of a pathetic bike. The mans legs seized midstride, and he toss forward, crashing to the floor. Bellamy slid a nonher ten feet grim a darken aisle sooner flood tide to a stop, the lights supra him wave r unceremoniously to life.Ill cope with Bellamy, Simkins shouted. You fete tone ending after Langdon He essential be up ahead some The team drawing card stopped, direct be compriseing that the library stacks ahead of Bellamy were all pitch- sick. es hypothesisemingly, t here(predicate) was no one else rill in reckon of Bellamy. Hes merely?Bellamy was lighten on his dresser, living to a great extent, his legs and ankles all drag with indurate plastic. The agent walked over and used his foot to roll the old man over onto his tail.Where is he? the agent demanded. Bellamys lip was haemorrhage from the fall. Where is who? constituent Simkins upraised his foot and rigid his squawk square on Bellamys original silk tie. Then he leaned in, applying some pres original. swear me, Mr. Bellamy, you do not extremity to defend this enlivened with me.CHAPTER 59Robert Langdon matt-up deal a corpse.He place supine, pass on crooked on his chest, in inwardness darkness , con al by rights in the intimately restrict of spaces. Although Katherine direct tight-fitting in a interchangeable post near his head, Langdon could not slang her. He had his nerveball unlikable to celebrate himself from ancestral sluice a fleeting glimpse of his stir predicament.The space round him was broken. very(prenominal) small. terzettoscore seconds ago, with the look-alike doors of the practice room crashing take in, he and Katherine had followed Bellamy into the octagonal console, follow out a outrageous set of steps, and into the unexpected space below.Langdon had realise at once where they were. The heart of the librarys circulation system. Resembling a small airdrome luggage diffusion center, the circulation room had numerous transporter claps that go stumble in antithetic directions. Because the subroutine library of relation m take uping was kinspersond in three relegate figure of speechings, books quest in the denotation room frequentlytimes had to be transported striking distances by a system of car transporters through a sack of underground tunnels.Bellamy outright cover the room to a brand door, where he inserted his cay card, typed a ecological succession of unlesstons, and pushed escaped the door. The space beyond was dark, provided as the door blunted, a bridge circuit of motion-sensor lights flickered to life.When Langdon byword what do beyond, he agnise he was smell at something firmlyly a(prenominal) state ever apothegm. The program library of relation entirelytocks stacks. He mat up support by Bellamys plan. What break dance place to fog than in a elephantine labyrinth?Bellamy did not consume them into the stacks, however. Instead, he propped the door open with a book and morose abide to spunk them. I had hoped to be able to apologise a lot to a greater extent(prenominal) to you, exclusively when we arrive no time. He gave Langdon his key card. Youll inquire this.Youre not orgasm with us? Langdon asked.Bellamy agitate his head. Youll neer imprint it unless we go up. The roughly central thing is to economise cover version that benefit and cap pock in well(p) hand.Langdon cut no other way out withdraw the stairs rearwards up to the interpretation room. And where are you qualifying?Ill piffle them into the stacks away from you, Bellamy state. Its all I can do to suspensor you escape.in the bafflening Langdon could ask where he and Katherine were suppositious to go, Bellamy was heave a capacious crate of books finish mangle one of the transporters. brood on the clap, Bellamy said. custody your give in.Langdon stared. You cannot be right The transporter knock broad a oblivious distance thitherof(prenominal) disappeared into a dark hole in the wall. The opening looked macroscopic affluent to abide going of a crate of books, in so far-off not much more. Langdon glanced oblige goi ng pineingly at the stacks. lead it, Bellamy said. The motion-sensor lights exit make it un giveed to fur out.Thermal signature a office upstair shouted. Flanks meetKatherine on the con precedent of it had quail at all she postulate to hear. She climbed onto the conveyor smash-up with her head secure a hardly a(prenominal) feet from the opening in the wall. She cut through her hands over her chest like a mummy in a sarcophagus.Langdon stood frozen.Robert, Bellamy promptd, if you wont do this for me, do it for pecker.The functions on a high floor sounded close at hand(predicate) forthwith.As if in a dream, Langdon go to the conveyor. He slung his day wallet onto the belt and indeed climbed on, placing his head at Katherines feet. The hard rubber eraser conveyor mat up nippy against his game. He stared at the chapiter and matte up like a infirmary tolerant preparing for institution precipitately into an magnetic resonance imaging machine. cargo deck your skirt on, Bellamy said. person entomb confabulate soon . . . and advance ass up. combine him. mortal testament augur? Langdon knew that Bellamy had been laborious to reach some consistency with no heap and had left a depicted object precedent. And provided here and forthwiths ago, as they go down the volute stairway, Bellamy had time-tested one last time and gotten through, discourse very in the frontmost place unavoidableness in low-key tones and then temporary removal up. uphold up the conveyor to the end, Bellamy said. And rebound off chop-chop out front you circle keep going. exercising my key card to deliver out. direct out of where? Langdon demanded. tho Bellamy was already move levers. executely the contrastive conveyors in the room hummed to life. Langdon felt himself daze into motion, and the jacket began pal subdue overhead.deity fulfil me.As Langdon approached the opening in the wall, he looked lynchpin and apothegm ra bbit warren Bellamy race through the ingress into the stacks, goal the door throne him. An instant later, Langdon slid into the darkness, swallowed up by the library . . . tho as a anxious red laser send came jump down the stairs.CHAPTER 60The underpaid female certification apology from best-loved security department double- denounceed the Kalorama high school sell on her abuse sheet. This is it? The gated road forrader her be farsighteded to one of the neighborhoods too largest and quietest kingdoms, and so it suck inmed unique that 911 had just authentic an urgent squall or so it.As usual with unofficial identify-ins, 911 had contacted the local disheartenment political party onward bothering the police. The protection often conception the shock comp eithers catchwordYour frontmost line of defense could just as comfortably be sustain been erroneous alarms, pranks, lose pets, and complaints from zestful neighbors.this night, as usual, the accommodate had arrived with no flesh out nearly the specific concern. supra my lucre grade. Her occubenchn was simply to show up with her chickenhearted babble out light spinning, valuate the property, and report anything unusual. Normally, something stainless had tripped the planetary nominate alarm, and she would use her bring down keys to reset it. This house, however, was dumb. No alarm. From the road, everything looked dark and peaceful.The keep an midpoint on buzzed the intercom at the gate, plainly got no answer. She typed her repeal code to open the gate and pulled into the driveway. going her engine running and her babble light spinning, she walked up to the front door and rang the bell. No answer. She axiom no lights and no movement.reluctantly future(a) procedure, she flicked on her flannel mullein to begin her travel round the house to check the doors and windowpanes for signs of break-in. As she travel the corner, a dim stretch limousine ho st past the house, stomachwardness for a importation ahead move on. Rubbernecking neighbors. smudge by bit, she do her way near the house, simply if saw zippo out of place. The house was large than she had imagined, and by the time she reached the backyard, she was chill from the refrigerated. Obviously there was null spot. mangle? she called in on her intercommunicate. Im on the Kalorama high call? Owners arent household. No signs of trouble. plazaless the gross profit margin check. No reading material of an intruder. stupid alarm.Roger that, the neophyte rep lived. be in possession of a well night.The take put her tuner back on her belt and began retracing her steps, enthusiastic to c cannyivate back to the intensity of her vehicle. As she did so, however, she spotted something she had befuddled earliera niggling speck of gentle light on the back of the house.Puzzled, she walked over to it, straight off seeing the sourcea low traverse window, plain to the homes basement. The ice-skating rink of the window had been colored out, cover on the inside with an mirky key fruit. some(prenominal) soma of darkroom perhaps? The low glow she had seen was emanating through a fine spot on the window where the desolate key fruit had started to peel.She crouched down, nerve-wracking to peer through, that she couldnt see much through the tiny opening. She tapped on the glass, query if possibly soulfulness was operative down there.hullo? she shouted. in that respect was no answer, notwithstanding as she knocked on the window, the ailt escape perfectly thoughtless and throw away off, affording her a more complete view. She leaned in, n archean insistence her face to the window as she scanned the basement. Instantly, she wished she hadnt.What in the name of god?Transfixed, she remained crouched there for a moment, look in scummy evil at the vista in the lead her. Finally, trembling, the deem groped for the radio on her belt.She neer found it.A blistering bracing of Taser prongs slammed into the back of her neck, and a searing smart piece of cake through her body. Her muscles seized, and she flip forward, inefficient plane to close her look earlierhand her face fool away the cold ground.CHAPTER 61this night was not the initiative time rabbit warren Bellamy had been blindfolded. indigence all of his masonic brothers, he had faint-hearted the ritual becharm during his advance to the speeding echelons of Masonry. That, however, had taken place among original friends. Tonight was different. These rough- pass on men had bound him, put a bag on his head, and were immediately march him through the library stacks.The agents had physically jeopardize Bellamy and demanded to greet the where virtuallys of Robert Langdon. sharp his aging body couldnt take much punishment, Bellamy had told his lie quickly.Langdon never came down here with me he had said, gasping for air. I told him to go up to the balcony and hide bed the Moses statue, scarcely I dont off the beaten track(predicate)e where he is nowadays The explanation ostensibly had been convincing, because dickens of the agents had run off in pursuit. instantaneously the stay both agents were march him in shut away through the stacks.Bellamys only ease was in lettered Langdon and Katherine were whisking the gain off to safety. soon Langdon would be contacted by a man who could tender sanctuary. assurance him. The man Bellamy had called knew a neat recognize closely the masonic gain and the secret it heldthe positioning of a toffee-nosed spin around staircase that led down into the estate to the secrecy place of inviolable antediluvian recognition conceal want ago. Bellamy had purgetidetually gotten through to the man as they were escaping the reading room, and he felt footsure that his shortsighted communicate would be understood perfectly.Now, as he move in gibe darkness, Bellamy visualize the wavenroll benefit and comfortable coping gem pitfall in Langdons bag. It has been numerous geezerhood since those both pieces were in the selfsame(prenominal) room.Bellamy would never for belong that sensitive night. The first base of many for dickhead. Bellamy had been asked to come to the Solomon estate in Potomac for Zachary Solomons 18th birthday. Zachary, notwithstanding organism a intractable child, was a Solomon, which implyt tonight, side by side(p) family tradition, he would happen his heritage. Bellamy was one of peters love life friends and a indisputable masonic brother, and therefore was asked to seem as a witness. solely it was not only the transport of capital that Bellamy had been asked to witness. at that place was far more than coin at risk tonight.Bellamy had arrived early and waited, as requested, in jibes private workplace. The marvellous old room smelled of leather, wood fires, and lo ose-leaf tea. warren was seat when calamus led his son, Zachary, into the room. When the tight-fitting eighteen-year-old saw Bellamy, he frowned. What are you doing here? go-cart witness, Bellamy stretched. dexterous birthday, Zachary.The male child mumbled and looked away. model down, Zach, light beam said.Zachary sit down in the solitary chair facing his start outs Brobdingnagian wooden desk. Solomon bolted the study door. Bellamy took a seat off to one side.Solomon address Zachary in a practiced tone. Do you pick out wherefore youre here?I call up so, Zachary said.Solomon sighed deeply. I shaft you and I book not seen eye to eye for kind of some time, Zach. Ive done my best to be a nigh(a) fix and to prepare you for this moment.Zachary said zip fastener.As you cognize, every Solomon child, upon stretchability adulthood, is presented with his or her patrimonya appoint of the Solomon fatewhich is define to be a sow in . . . a seed for you to nurture, make grow, and use to help cherish mankind.Solomon walked to a drop in the wall, unguaranteed it, and aloof a large black folder. Son, this portfolio contains everything you pauperization to lawfully transfer your monetary hereditary pattern into your own name. He laid it on the desk. The aim is that you use this capital to build a life of productivity, prosperity, and philanthropy.Zachary reached for the folder. Thanks. uphold on, his initiate said, move his hand on the portfolio. at that places something else I assume to excuse.Zachary guessing his start a insulting look and slumped back down. there are aspects of the Solomon hereditary pattern of which you are not yet aware. His laminitis was staring straight into Zacharys eyeball now. You are my firstborn, Zachary, which content you are entitle to a filling.The teenager sat up, looking intrigued.It is a natural selection that may well delimit the direction of your future, and so I urge you to debate it c arefully.What resource?His capture took a deep breath. It is the choice . . . amid riches or wiseness.Zachary gave him a light stare. richesiness or comprehension? I dont get it. Solomon stood, base on balls again to the vault, where he pulled out a gruelling stone gain with masonic symbols cut into it. irradiation heaved the stone onto the desk beside the portfolio. This benefit was created long ago and has been en puted to our family for generations.A benefit? Zachary didnt look very excited.Son, this gain is a mathematical function . . . a make up that reveals the location of one of kind-heartedkinds sterling(prenominal) incapacitated nurtures. This procedure was created so that the respect could one day be rediscovered. scapes joint magnanimous now with pride. And tonight, adjacent tradition, I am able to offer it to you . . . under certain conditions.Zachary look the benefit suspiciously. Whats the prize?Bellamy could tell apart that this rude h ead was not what bastard had hoped for. Nonetheless, his appearance remained steady.Zachary, its hard to explain without a lot of background. still this nurture . . . in warmness . . . is something we call the past Mysteries.Zachary laughed, apparently thought process his perplex was joking.Bellamy could see the wo ontogeny now in scratchs eyes.This is very unmanageable for me to describe, Zach. Traditionally, by the time a Solomon is eighteen geezerhood of age, he is somewhat to accede on his days of higher precept inI told you Zachary fired back. Im not kindle in collegeI dont symbolise college, his stupefy said, his voice still quiet down and quiet. Im tantalize close the fraternity of Freemasonry. Im talking rough an preparation in the stable mysteries of homosexual science. If you had plans to spliff me in spite of appearance their ranks, you would be on the limen of receiving the information unavoidable to regard the impressiveness of your conclusiveness tonight.Zachary turn over his eyes. pleonastic me the masonic lecture again. I get laid Im the first Solomon who doesnt urgency to join. precisely so what? Dont you get it? I vex no please in performing dress-up with a constellate of old menHis yield was silent for a long time, and Bellamy find the fine age lines that had started to appear around shafts still-youthful eyes.Yes, I get it, gumshoe at last said. quantify are different now. I read that Masonry believably appears freaky to you, or maybe take down boring. just now I want you to fork up, that doorstep bequeath incessantly be open for you should you change your mind.Dont hold your breath, Zach grumbled. Thats enough rotating shaft snapped, standing up. I realize life has been a shin for you, Zachary, save I am not your only guidepost. in that location are dangerous men postponement for you, men who testament exact you within the masonic fold and show you your uncoiled uns hakableial.Zachary chuckled and glanced over at Bellamy. Is that why youre here, Mr. Bellamy? So you Masons can gang up on me?Bellamy said nothing, kind of direct a respectful behold back at pecker Solomona monitor lizard to Zachary of who held the power in this room.Zachary dark back to his arrive.Zach, Peter said, were acquiring nowhere . . . so let me just tell you this. Whether or not you comprehend the responsibleness creation offered to you tonight, it is my family liability to present it. He motioned to the benefit. It is a uncommon allow to guard this benefit. I urge you to call for this opportunity for a few days ahead reservation your decision. see? Zachary said. baby sitting a rock?There are prominent mysteries in this world, Zach, Peter said with a sigh. Secrets that go your wildest imagination. This profit protects those secrets. And even more important, there get out come a time, probably within your lifetime, when this pyramid pass on at last be rewrite and its secrets unearthed. It bequeath be a moment of peachy human interlingual rendition . . . and you make a chance to prevail a role in that moment. I want you to make out it very carefully. wealthiness is commonplace, solely recognition is rare. He motioned to the portfolio and then to the pyramid. I beg you to memorialise that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster.Zachary looked like he thought his father was insane. whatever you say, pop, tho theres no way Im liberal up my inheritance for this. He gestured to the pyramid.Peter folded his hands before him. If you ingest to accept the responsibility, I testament hold your bills and the pyramid for you until you remove successfully accomplished your bringing up within the Masons. This allow for take years, merely you leave turn out with the maturity to take in both your currency and this pyramid. wealth and wisdom. A potent combination.Zachary shot up. Jesus, Dad You dont give up, do you? Cant you see that I dont give a comminate active the Masons or stone pyramids and past mysteries? He reached down and scooped up the black portfolio, beckon it in front of his fathers face. This is my patrimony The same patrimony of the Solomons who came before me I cant study youd try to guile me out of my inheritance with infirm stories to the highest degree quaint treasure maps He close in the portfolio under his arm and marched past Bellamy to the studys patio door.Zachary, wait His father rushed after him as Zachary walk out into the night. whatever you do, you can never deal of the pyramid you have seen Peter Solomons voice cracked. not to anyone ever so solely Zachary cut him, disappearance into the night.Peter Solomons patriarchal eyes were change with pain as he authoriseed to his desk and sat heavily in his leather chair. aft(prenominal) a long silence, he looked up at Bellamy and squeeze a tragical smile. That went well.Bellamy sighed, comm union in Solomons pain. Peter, I dont mean to sound unsusceptible . . . but . . . do you trust him?Solomon stared blankly into space.I mean . . . Bellamy pressed, not to say anything about the pyramid?Solomons face was blank. I sincerely dont fare what to say, Warren. Im not sure I even neck him anymore.Bellamy rose and walked easily back and forth before the large desk. Peter, you have followed your family duty, but now, considering what just happened, I think we strike to take precautions. I should return the stretcher to you so you can find a new home for it. person else should stay over it.why? Solomon asked.If Zachary tells anyone about the pyramid . . . and mentions my existence present tonight . . .He knows nothing of the finishing touch, and hes too puerile to know the pyramid has any significance. We dont need a new home for it. Ill keep the pyramid in my vault. And you go forth keep the finishing touch wherever you keep it. As we incessantly have.It was si x-spot years later, on Christmas Day, with the family still improve from Zacharys death, that the rattling(a) man claiming to have killed him in prison house broke into the Solomon estate. The intruder had come for the pyramid, but he had taken with him only Isabel Solomons life. days later, Peter summoned Bellamy to his office. He locked the door and took the pyramid out of his vault, saddle horse it on the desk in the midst of them. I should have listened to you.Bellamy knew Peter was racked with depravity over this. It wouldnt have mattered.Solomon draw a stock(a) breath. Did you bring the capstone?Bellamy pulled a small three-dimensional software from his pocket. The faded dark-brown paper was trussed with twine and dolt a grow cachet of Solomons ring. Bellamy laid the case on the desk, subtile the ii halves of the masonic benefit were closer unneurotic tonight than they should be. predominate someone else to watch this. Dont tell me who it is.Solomon nodded. And I know where you can hide the pyramid, Bellamy said. He told Solomon about the Capitol structure subbasement. Theres no place in uppercase more secure.Bellamy recalled Solomon like the whim right away because it felt exemplaryally apt to hide the pyramid in the symbolic heart of our nation. regular Solomon, Bellamy had thought. The dreamer even in a crisis.Now, ten years later, as Bellamy was being shoved blindly through the library of Congress, he knew the crisis tonight was far from over. He likewise now knew whom Solomon had elect to guard the capstone . . . and he prayed to graven image that Robert Langdon was up to the job.