Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 17

           Andasifbewitched,thepublicpounceduponeverything,absolutelyeverything-eventhenewfangledscentedhairribbonsthatBaldinicreatedonedayonacuriouswhim.Andpricewasnoobject.EverythingthatBaldiniproducedwasasuccess.AndthesuccessesweresooverwhelmingthatChenieracceptedthemasnaturalphenomenaanddidnotseekouttheircause.Thatperhapsthenewapprentice,thatawkwardgnome,whowashousedlikeadoginthelaboratoryandwhomonesawsometimeswhenthemastersteppedout,standinginthebackgroundwipingoffglassesandcleaningmortars-thatthiscipherofamanmightbeimplicatedinthefabulousblossomingoftheirbusiness,Chenierwouldnothavebelievedhadhebeentoldit.Naturally,thegnomehadeverythingtodowithit.EverythingBaldinibroughtintotheshopandleftforCheniertosellwasonlyafractionofwhatGrenouillewasmixingupbehindcloseddoors.Baldinicouldn’tsmellfastenoughtokeepupwithhim.AttimeshewastrulytormentedbyhavingtochooseamongthegloriesthatGrenouilleproduced.Thissorcerer’sapprenticecouldhaveprovidedrecipesforalltheperfumersofFrancewithoutoncerepeatinghimself,withoutonceproducingsomethingofinferiororevenaveragequality.Asamatteroffact,hecouldnothaveprovidedthemwithrecipes,i.e.,formulas,foratfirstGrenouillestillcomposedhisscentsinthetotallychaoticandunprofessionalmannerfamiliartoBaldini,mixinghisingredientsimpromptuandinapparentwildconfusion.

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