Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 23

           Hedidnotwanttohavehisnewfoundrespiratoryfreedomruinedsosoonbythesultryclimateofhumans.Hecircledthecityinagiantarc,cameupontheLoireatChateauneuf,andcrosseditatSully.Hissausagelastedthatfar.Heboughthimselfanewoneand,leavingtheriverbehind,pushedontotheinterior.Henowavoidednotjustcities,butvillagesaswell.Hewasalmostintoxicatedbyairthatgrewevermorerarefied,evermoredevoidofhumankind.Hewouldapproachasettlementorsomeisolatedfarmonlytogetnewsupplies,buyinghisbreadanddisappearingagainintothewoods.Afterafewweekseventhosefewtravelershemetonout-of-the-waypathsprovedtoomuchforhim;hecouldnolongerbeartheconcentratedodorthatappearedpunctuallywithfarmersouttomowthefirsthayonthemeadows.Henervouslyskirtedeveryherdofsheep-notbecauseofthesheep,buttogetawayfromtheodoroftheshepherds.Heheadedstraightacrosscountryandputupwithmile-longdetourswheneverhecaughtthescentofatroopofridersstillseveralhoursdistant.Notbecause,likeotheritinerantjourneymenandvagabonds,hefearedbeingstoppedandaskedforhispapersandthenperhapspressedintomilitaryservice-hedidn’tevenknowtherewasawaron-butsolelybecausehewasdisgustedbythehumansmellofthehorsemen.AndsoithappenedquitenaturallyandastheresultofnoparticulardecisionthathisplantotakethefastestroadtoGrassegraduallyfaded;theplanunraveledinfreedom,sotospeak,asdidallhisotherplansandintentions.

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