Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 21

           Baldini’sperfumescouldbesmelledbothinelegantofficesintheCityofLondonandatthecourtinParma,bothintheroyalcastleatWarsawandinthelittleSchlossoftheGrafvonundzuLippe-Detmold.HavingreconciledhimselftolivingouthisoldageinbitterestpovertynearMessina,BaldiniwasnowatageseventyindisputablyEurope’sgreatestperfumerandoneoftherichestcitizensofParis.Earlyin1756-hehadinthemeantimeacquiredtheadjoiningbuildingonthePont-au-Change,usingitsolelyasaresidence,sincetheoldbuildingwasliterallystuffedfulltotheatticwithscentsandspices-heinformedGrenouillethathewasnowwillingtoreleasehim,butonlyonthreeconditions:first,hewouldnotbeallowedtoproduceinthefutureanyoftheperfumesnowunderBaldini’sroof,norselltheirformulastothirdparties;second,hemustleaveParisandnotenteritagainforaslongasBaldinilived;andthird,hewastokeepthefirsttwoconditionsabsolutelysecret.Hewastosweartothisbyallthesaints,bythepoorsoulofhismother,andonhisownhonor.Grenouille,whoneitherhadanyhonornorbelievedinanysaintsorinthepoorsoulofhismother,sworeit.Hewouldhavesworntoanything.HewouldhaveacceptedanyconditionBaldinimightpropose,becausehewantedthosesillyjourneyman’spapersthatwouldmakeitpossibleforhimtoliveaninconspicuouslife,totravelundisturbed,andtofindajob.Everythingelsewasunimportanttohim.

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