Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 14

           “Payattention!I…whatisyourname,anyway?”“Grenouille,”saidGrenouille.“Jean-BaptisteGre-nouille,”“Aha,”saidBaldini.“Allrightthen,nowpayattention,Jean-BaptisteGrenouille!Ihavethoughtitover.Youshallhavetheopportunity,now,thisverymoment,toproveyourassertion.Yourgrandiosefailurewillalsobeanopportunityforyoutolearnthevirtueofhumility,which-althoughonemaypardonthetotallackofitsdevelopmentatyourtenderage-willbeanabsoluteprerequisiteforlateradvancementasamemberofyourguildandforyourstandingasaman,amanofhonor,adutifulsubject,andagoodChristian.Iampreparedtoteachyouthislessonatmyownexpense.Forcertainreasons,Iamfeelinggenerousthisevening,and,whoknows,perhapstherecollectionofthisscenewillamusemeoneday.Butdonotsupposethatyoucandupeme!GiuseppeBaldini’snoseisold,butitisstillsharp,sharpenoughimmediatelytorecognizetheslightestdifferencebetweenyourmixtureandthisproducthere.”AndatthathepulledthehandkerchiefdrenchedinAmorandPsychefromhispocketandwaveditunderGrenouille’snose.“Comecloser,bestnoseinParis!Comeheretothetableandshowmewhatyoucando.Butbecarefulnottodropanythingorknockanythingover.Don’ttouchanythingyet.Letmeprovidesomelightfirst.Wewanttohavelotsofilluminationforthislittleexperiment,don’twe?”Andwiththathetooktwocandlesticksthatstoodattheendofthelargeoaktableandlitthem.

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