Chapter 27

           RETURNINGhomewaspleasant!Thedoubleroleofavengerandcreatorofworldswasnotalittletaxing,andthentobecelebratedafterwardsforhoursonendbyone’sownoffspringwasnottheperfectwaytorelaxeither.Wearyofthedutiesofdivinecreatorandofficialhost,GrenouilletheGreatlongedforsomesmalldomesticbliss.Hisheartwasapurplecastle.Itlayinarock-strewndesert,concealedbydunes,surroundedbyamarshyoasis,andsetbehindstonewalls.Itcouldbereachedonlyfromtheair.Ithadathousandprivateroomsandathousandundergroundchambersandathousandelegantsalons,amongthemonewithapurplesofawhenGrenouille-nolongerGrenouilletheGreat,butonlythequiteprivateGrenouille,orsimplydearlittleJean-Baptiste-wouldrecoverfromthelaborsoftheday.Thecastle’sprivaterooms,however,wereshelvedfromfloortoceiling,andonthoseshelveswerealltheodorsthatGrenouillehadcollectedinthecourseofhislife,severalmillionofthem.Andinthecastle’scellarsthebestscentsofhislifewerestoredincasks.Whenproperlyaged,theyweredrawnoffintobottlesthatlayinmilesofdamp,coolcorridorsandwerearrangedbyvintageandestate.Thereweresomanythattheycouldnotallbedrunkinasinglelifetime.

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