Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 3

           Butontheotherhand,itwasclearasdaythatwhenasimplesoullikethatwetnursemaintainedthatshehadspottedadevilishspirit,thedevilhimselfcouldnotpossiblyhaveahandinit.Theveryfactthatshethoughtshehadspottedhimwascertainproofthattherewasnothingdevilishtobefound,forthedevilwouldcertainlyneverbestupidenoughtolethimselfbeunmaskedbythewetnurseJeanneBussie.Andwithhernosenoless!Withtheprimitiveorganofsmell,thebasestofthesenses!Asifhellsmelledofsulfurandparadiseofincenseandmyrrh!Theworstsortofsuperstition,straightoutofthedarkestdaysofpaganism,whenpeoplestilllivedlikebeasts,possessingnokeennessoftheeye,incapableofdistinguishingcolors,butpresumingtobeabletosmellblood,toscentthedifferencebetweenfriendandfoe,tobesmelledoutbycannibalgiantsandwerewolvesandtheFuries,allthewhileofferingtheirghastlygodsstinking,smokingburntsacrifices.Howrepulsive!“Thefoolseeswithhisnose”ratherthanhiseyes,theysay,andapparentlythelightofGod-givenreasonwouldhavetoshineyetanotherthousandyearsbeforethelastremnantsofsuchprimitivebeliefswerebanished.“Ahyes,andyoupoorlittlechild!Innocentcreature!Lyinginyourbasketandslumberingaway,withnonotionoftheuglysuspicionsraisedagainstyou.Thatimpudentwomandaredtoclaimyoudon’tsmellthewayhumanchildrenaresupposedtosmell.

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