Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 17

           Unabletocontrolthecrazybusiness,buthopingatleasttogetsomenotionofit,BaldinidemandedonedaythatGrenouilleusescales,measuringglasses,andthepipettewhenpreparinghismixtures,eventhoughheconsideredthemunnecessary;further,hewastogetusedtoregardingthealcoholnotasanotherfragrance,butasasolventtobeaddedattheend;and,forGod’ssake,hewouldsimplyhavetogoaboutthingsmoreslowly,ataneasierandslowerpace,asbefittedacraftsman.Grenouilledidit.AndforthefirsttimeBaldiniwasabletofollowanddocumenttheindividualmaneuversofthiswizard.Paperandpeninhand,constantlyurgingaslowerpace,hesatnexttoGrenouilleandjotteddownhowmanydramsofthis,howmanylevelmeasuresofthat,howmanydropsofsomeotheringredientwanderedintothemixingbottles.Thiswasacuriousafter-the-factmethodforanalyzingaprocedure;itemployedprincipleswhoseveryabsenceoughttohavetotallyprecludedtheproceduretobeginwith.Butbyemployingthismethod,Baldinifinallymanagedtoobtainsuchsyntheticformulas.HowitwasthatGrenouillecouldmixhisperfumeswithouttheformulaswasstillapuzzle,orbetter,amiracle,toBaldini,butatleasthehadcapturedthismiracleinaformula,satisfyinginparthisthirstforrulesandorderandpreventingthetotalcollapseofhisperfumer’suniverse.

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