Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 23

           Butexceptforthatoneproviso,whichforhimwassimplyaconstitutionallimitation,thefartherGrenouillegotfromParis,thebetterhefelt,themoreeasilyhebreathed,thelighterhisstep,untilheevenmanagedsporadicallytocarryhimselferect,sothatwhenseenfromadistancehelookedalmostlikeanordinaryitinerantjourneyman,likeaperfectlynormalhumanbeing.Mostliberatingforhimwasthefactthatotherpeopleweresofaraway.MorepeoplelivedmoredenselypackedinParisthaninanyothercityintheworld.Six,sevenhundredthousandpeoplelivedinParis.Itsstreetsandsquaresteemedwiththem,andthehouseswerecrammedfullofthemfromcellarstoattics.TherewashardlyacornerofParisthatwasnotparalyzedwithpeople,notastone,notapatchofearththatdidnotreekofhumans.Ashebegantowithdrawfromthem,itbecamecleartoGrenouilleforthefirsttimethatforeighteenyearstheircompactedhumaneffluviumhadoppressedhimlikeairheavywithanimminentthunderstorm.Untilnowhehadthoughtthatitwastheworldingeneralhewantedtosquirmawayfrom.Butitwasnottheworld,itwasthepeopleinit.Youcouldlive,soitseemed,inthisworld,inthisworlddevoidofhumanity.OnthethirddayofhisjourneyhefoundhimselfundertheinfluenceoftheolfactorygravityofOrleans.Longbeforeanyvisiblesignindicatedthathewasinthevicinityofacity,Grenouillesensedacondensationofhumanstuffintheairand,reversinghisoriginalplan,decidedtoavoidOrleans.

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