![]() Langdon shifted his position, leaning out across Sophie to press the intercom button. "He prefers things the way they are at home." "And if someone arrives without a passenger?" "Don't ask." Langdon had already been through that with Teabing. Sophie gave the misplaced intercom an odd look. Beyond the imposing security gate, Sir Leigh Teabing's residence rose on a meadow in the distance.Īs if to proclaim his home a British Isle unto itself, Teabing had not only posted his signs in English, but he had installed his gate's intercom entry system on the right-hand side of the truck - the passenger's side everywhere in Europe except England. ![]() ![]() Langdon brought the armored truck to a shuddering stop at the foot of the mile-long driveway. The estate fondly had become known as la Petite Versailles. Complete with two rectangular lakes and gardens designed by Le Nôtre, Chateau Villette was more of a modest castle than a mansion. Designed by François Mansart in 1668 for the Count of Aufflay, it was one of Paris's most significant historical chateaux. The Sprawling 185-acre estate of Chateau Villette was located twenty-five minutes northwest of Paris in the environs of Versailles.
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