Chapter 18

           ANDSOHEgladlylethimselfbeinstructedintheartsofmakingsoapfromlard,sewingglovesofchamois,mixingpowdersfromwheatflourandalmondbranandpulverizedvioletroots.Rolledscentedcandlesmadeofcharcoal,saltpeter,andsandalwoodchips.PressedOrientalpastillesofmyrrh,benzoin,andpowderedamber.Kneadedfrankincense,shellac,vetiver,andcinnamonintoballsofincense.Siftedandspatulatedpoudreimpermleoutofcrushedrosepetals,lavenderflowers,cascarillabark.Stirredfacepaints,whitesandveinblues,andmoldedgreasysticksofcarmineforthelips.Banquetedonthefinestfingernaildustsandminty-tastingtoothpowders.Mixedliquidsforcurlingperiwigsandwartdropsforcorns,bleachestoremovefrecklesfromthecomplexionandnightshadeextractfortheeyes,Spanishflyforthegentlemenandhygienicvinegarsfortheladies…Grenouillelearnedtoproduceallsucheauxandpowders,toiletandbeautypreparations,plusteasandherbalblends,liqueurs,marinades,andsuch-inshort,helearned,withnoparticularinterestbutwithoutcomplaintandwithsuccess,everythingthatBaldiniknewtoteachhimfromhisgreatstoreoftraditionallore.Hewasanespeciallyeagerpupil,however,wheneverBaldiniinstructedhimintheproductionoftinctures,extracts,andessences.Hewasindefatigablewhenitcametocrushingbitteralmondseedsinthescrewpressormashingmuskpodsormincingdollopsofgray,greasyambergriswithachoppingknifeorgratingvioletrootsanddigestingtheshavingsinthefinestalcohol.

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