Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 15

           Onlywhenthebottlehadbeenspunthroughtheairseveraltimes,itspreciouscontentssloshingbackandforthlikelemonadebetweenbellyandneck,didBaldiniletlooseashoutofrageandhorror.“Stopit!”hescreeched.“That’senough!Stopitthismoment!Basta!Putthatbottlebackonthetableanddon’ttouchanythingelse,doyouunderstand,nothingelse!Imusthavebeencrazytolistentoyourasininegibberish.Thewayyouhandlethesethings,yourcrudity,yourprimitivelackofjudgment,demonstratetomethatyouareabungler,abarbaricbungler,andabeastly,cheeky,snot-nosedbratbesides.Youwouldn’tmakeagoodlemonademixer,notevenagoodlicorice-watervendor,letaloneaperfumer!Justbeglad,begratefulandcontentthatyourmasterletsyousloparoundintanningfluids!Donotdareiteveragain,doyouhearme?Donotdareeveragaintosetafootacrossthethresholdofaperfumer’sshop!”ThusspokeBaldini.Andevenashespoke,theairaroundhimwassaturatedwiththeodorofAmorandPsyche.Odorshaveapowerofpersuasionstrongerthanthatofwords,appearances,emotions,orwill.Thepersuasivepowerofanodorcannotbefendedoff,itentersintouslikebreathintoourlungs,itfillsusup,imbuesustotally.Thereisnoremedyforit.Grenouillehadsetdownthebottle,removinghisperfume-moistenedhandfromitsneckandwipingitonhisshirttail.One,twostepsback-andtheclumsywayhehunchedhisbodytogetherunderBaldini’stiradesentenoughwavesrollingoutintotheroomtospreadthenewlycreatedscentinalldirections.

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