Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 17

           InduetimeheferretedouttherecipesforalltheperfumesGrenouillehadthusfarinvented,andfinallyheforbadehimtocreatenewscentsunlesshe,Baldini,waspresentwithpenandpapertoobservetheprocesswithArguseyesandtodocumentitstepbystep.Inhisfastidious,pricklyhand,hecopiedhisnotes,soonconsistingofdozensofformulas,intotwodifferentlittlebooks-onehelockedinhisfireproofsafeandtheotherhealwayscarriedwithhim,evensleepingwithitatnight.Thatreassuredhim.Fornow,shouldhewish,hecouldhimselfperformGre-nouille’smiracles,whichhadonfirstencountersoprofoundlyshakenhim.Hebelievedthatbycollectingthesewrittenformulas,hecouldexorcisetheterriblecreativechaoseruptingfromhisapprentice.Alsothefactthathenolongermerelystoodtherestaringstupidly,butwasabletoparticipateinthecreativeprocessbyobservingandrecordingit,hadasoothingeffectonBaldiniandstrengthenedhisself-confidence.Afterawhileheevencametobelievethathemadeanotinsignificantcontributiontothesuccessofthesesublimescents.Andwhenhehadonceenteredtheminhislittlebooksandentrustedthemtohissafeandhisbosom,henolongerdoubtedthattheywerenowhisandhisalone.ButGrenouille,too,profitedfromthedisciplinedproceduresBaldinihadforceduponhim.Hewasnotdependentonthemhimself.Heneverhadtolookupanoldformulatoreconstructaperfumeweeksormonthslater,forheneverforgotanodor.

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