Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 14

           Butsincesuchsmallquantitiesaredifficulttomeasure,I’llallowyoutostartwithathirdofamixingbottle.”“Good,”saidGrenouille.“I’mgoingtofillathirdofthisbottlewithAmorandPsyche.But,MaitreBaidini,Iwilldoitinmyownway.Idon’tknowifitwillbehowacraftsmanwoulddoit.Idon’tknowhowthat’sdone.ButIwilldoitmyownway.”“Asyouplease,”saidBaidini,whoknewthatinthisbusinesstherewasno“yourway”or“myway,”butoneandonlyoneway,whichconsistedofknowingtheformulaand,usingtheappropriatecalculationsforthequantityonedesired,creatingapreciselymeasuredconcentrateofthevariousessences,whichthenhadtobevolatilizedintoatrueperfumebymixingitinapreciseratiowithalcohol-usuallyvaryingbetweenone-to-tenandone-to-twenty.Therewasnootherway,thatheknew.Andthereforewhathewasnowcalledupontowitness-firstwithderisivehauteur,thenwithdismay,andfinallywithhelplessastonishment-seemedtohimnothinglessthanamiracle.Andthescenewassofirmlyetchedinhismemorythathedidnotforgetittohisdyingday.

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