Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 20

           Butno!Hewasdyingnow,Goddamnitall,withinforty-eighthours!Forabriefmoment,BaldiniconsideredtheideaofapilgrimagetoNotre-Dame,wherehewouldlightacandleandpleadwiththeMotherofGodforGre-nouille’srecovery.Buthelettheideago,formattersweretoopressing.Herantogetpaperandink,thenshooedhiswifeoutofthesickroom.Hewasgoingtokeepwatchhimself.Thenhesatdowninachairnexttothebed,hisnotepaperonhisknees,thepenwetwithinkinhishand,andattemptedtotakeGre-nouille’sperfumatoryconfession.ForGod’ssake,hedarenotslipawaywithoutaword,takingalongthetreasuresheboreinsidehim.Wouldhenotintheselasthoursleaveatestamentbehindinfaithfulhands,sothatposteritywouldnotbedeprivedofthefinestscentsofalltime?He,Baldini,wouldfaithfullyadministerthattestament,thecanonofformulasforthemostsublimescentseversmelled,wouldbringthemalltofullbloom.HewouldattachundyingfametoGrenouille’sname,hewould-yes,hesworeitbyeverythingholy-laythebestofthesescentsatthefeetoftheking,inanagateflaconwithgoldchasingandtheengraveddedication,“FromJean-BaptisteGrenouille,Parfumeur,Paris.”Sospoke-orbetter,whispered-BaldiniintoGrenouille’sear,unremittinglybeseeching,pleading,wheedling.Butallinvain.Grenouilleyieldednothingexceptwaterysecretionsandbloodypus.Helaytheremuteinhisdamaskandpartedwiththosedisgustingfluids,butnotwithhistreasures,hisknowledge,notasingleformulaforascent.

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