How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
The delicate art of cajoler was a lost skill in modern law enforcement, one that required exceptional poise under pressure. Few men possessed the necessary sangfroid for this kind of operation, but Fache seemed born for it. His restraint and patience bordered on the robotic. (8.60)
Cajoler refers to when police can manage to trick their suspect into revealing their own guilt by admitting or confessing something before they even know they're a suspect. The fact that Fache is using this method to ensnare Langdon doesn't bode well for our protagonist, especially seeing how sure Fache is of having the guilty culprit. The problem with this method, though, is that sometimes things aren't what they seem…
Quote #2
Eager to know how plans in Paris were progressing, he wished he could phone Silas. But he could not. The Teacher had seen to that.
"It is for your own safety," the Teacher had explained, speaking in English with a French accent. "I am familiar enough with electronic communications to know they can be intercepted. The results could be disastrous for you."
Aringarosa knew he was right. The Teacher seemed an exceptionally careful man. He had not revealed his own identity to Aringarosa, and yet he had proven himself a man well worth obeying. (10.58-60)
Is it for the Bishop's safety, or the Teacher's? It's easier to manipulate people if they don't have direct contact with each other, because that's when things can go wrong. ("He told you that? Well, he told me this! We're being tricked!")
Quote #3
Although the Teacher and Silas never met face-to-face, each time they spoke by phone, Silas was awed, both by the profundity of the Teacher's faith and by the scope of his power. The Teacher seemed to be a man who knew all, a man with eyes and ears in all places. How the Teacher gathered his information, Silas did not know, but Aringarosa had placed enormous trust in the Teacher, and he had told Silas to do the same. "Do as the Teacher commands you," the bishop told Silas. "And we will be victorious."
Victorious. Silas now gazed at the bare floor and feared victory had eluded them. The Teacher had been tricked. The keystone was a devious dead end. And with the deception, all hope had vanished.
Silas wished he could call Bishop Aringarosa and warn him, but the Teacher had removed all their lines of direct communication tonight. For our safety. (46.12-14)
The Teacher does, in fact, have eyes and ears just about everywhere that pertain to the Holy Grail, so Silas isn't wrong in his assumptions. But what Silas fails to see is that he and his mentor are being manipulated in ways he can't even imagine.