Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 30

           Allthathadpreventedhisdeath,Taillade-Espinassedeclared,wasthatduringhisimprisonmentGrenouillehadbeengivenearth-removedplants,presumablybreadandfruits,fornourishment.Andnowhisformerhealthyconditioncouldberestoredonlybythewholesaleexpulsionofthefluidum,usingavitalventilationmachine,devisedbyTaillade-Espinassehimself.HehadsuchanapparatusstandinginhismanorinMontpellier,andifGrenouillewaswillingtomakehimselfavailableastheobjectofascientificdemonstration,hewaswillingnotonlytofreehimfromhopelesscontaminationbyearthgas,buthewouldalsoprovidehimwithahandsomesumofmoney…Twohourslatertheyweresittinginthecarriage.Althoughtheroadswereinmiserablecondition,theytraveledthesixty-fourmilestoMontpellierinjustundertwodays,fordespitehisadvancedage,themarquiswouldnotbedeniedhisrightpersonallytowhipbothdriverandhorsesandtolendahandwhenever,asfrequentlyhappened,anaxleorspringbroke-soexcitedwashebyhisfind,soeagertopresentittoaneducatedaudienceassoonaspossible.Grenouille,however,wasnotallowedtoleavethecarriageevenonce.Hewasforcedtositthereallwrappedupinhisragsandablanketdrenchedwithearthandclay.Duringthetriphewasgivenrawvegetablerootstoeat.Themarquishopedtheseprocedureswouldpreservethecontaminationbyearth’sfluiduminitsidealstateforawhileyet.

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