Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 14

           Heplacedallthreenexttooneanotheralongtheback,pushedthegoatskinstooneside,clearedthemiddleofthetable.Then,withafewcomposedyetrapidmotions,hefetchedfromasmallstandtheutensilsneededforthetask-thebig-belliedmixingbottle,theglassfunnel,thepipette,thesmallandlargemeasuringglasses-andplacedtheminproperorderontheoakensurface.Grenouillehadmeanwhilefreedhimselffromthedoorframe.EvenwhileBaldiniwasmakinghispompousspeech,thestiffnessandcunningintensityhadfallenawayfromhim.Hehadheardonlytheapproval,onlythe“yes,”withtheinnerjubilationofachildthathassulkeditswaytosome—permissiongrantedandthumbsitsnoseatthelimitations,conditions,andmoraladmonitionstiedtoit.StandingthereathiseaseandlettingtherestofBaldini’sorationflowby,hewasforthefirsttimemorehumanthananimal,becauseheknewthathehadalreadyconqueredthemanwhohadyieldedtohim.WhileBaldiniwasstillfussingwithhiscandlesticksatthetable,Grenouillehadalreadyslippedoffintothedarknessofthelaboratorywithitscupboardsfullofpreciousessences,oils,andtinctures,andfollowinghissure-scentingnose,grabbedeachofthenecessarybottlesfromtheshelves.Therewereninealtogether:essenceoforangeblossom,limeoil,attarsofroseandclove,extractsofjasmine,bergamot,androsemary,musktincture,andstoraxbalm,allquicklypluckeddownandsetatthereadyontheedgeofthetable.Thelastitemheluggedoverwasademijohnfullofhigh-proofrectifiedspirit.

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