Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 17

           Theregulationsofthecraftfunctionedasawelcomedisguise.HevirtuallylulledBaldinitosleepwithhisexemplaryprocedures,weighingingredients,swirlingthemixingbottles,sprinklingthetesthandkerchief.Hecouldshakeitoutalmostasdelicately,passitbeneathhisnosealmostaselegantlyashismaster.Andfromtimetotime,atwell-spacedintervals,hewouldmakemistakesthatcouldnotfailtocaptureBaldini’snotice:forgettingtofilter,settingthescaleswrong,fixingthepercentageofambergristinctureintheformularidiculouslyhigh.Andtookhisscoldingsforthemistakes,correctingthemthenmostconscientiously.ThushemanagedtolullBaldiniintotheillusionthatultimatelythiswasallperfectlynormal.Hewasnotouttocheattheoldmanafterall.Hetrulywantedtolearnfromhim.Nothowtomixperfumes,nothowtocomposeascentcorrectly,notthatofcourse!Inthatsphere,therewasnooneintheworldwhocouldhavetaughthimanything,norwouldtheingredientsavailableinBaldini’sshophaveevenbeguntosufficeforhisnotionsabouthowtorealizeatrulygreatperfume.ThescentshecouldcreateatBaldini’swereplaythingscomparedwiththosehecarriedwithinhimandthatheintendedtocreateoneday.Butforthat,heknew,twoindispensableprerequisitesmustbemet.Thefirstwasthecloakofmiddle-classrespectability,thestatusofajourneymanattheleast,undertheprotectionofwhichhecouldindulgehistruepassionsandfollowhistruegoalsunimpeded

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