Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 30

           Youwillrealizeforthefirsttimeinyourlifethatyouareahumanbeing;notaparticularlyextraordinaryorinanyfashiondistinguishedone,butneverthelessaperfectlyacceptablehumanbeing.Goon,monsieur!RegardyourselfandadmirethemiraclethatIhaveaccomplishedwithyou!”Itwasthefirsttimethatanyonehadeversaid“monsieur”toGrenouille.Hewalkedovertothemirrorandlookedintoit.Beforethatdayhehadneverseenhimselfinamirror.Hesawagentlemaninahandsomeblueoutfit,withawhiteshirtandsilkstockings;andinstinctivelyheducked,ashehadalwaysduckedbeforesuchfinegentlemen.Thefinegentleman,however,duckedaswell,andwhenGrenouillestoodupstraightagain,thefinegentlemandidthesame,andthentheybothstaredstraightintoeachother’seyes.WhatdumbfoundedGrenouillemostwasthefactthathelookedsounbelievablynormal.Themarquiswasright:therewasnothingspecialabouthislooks,nothinghandsome,butthennothingespeciallyuglyeither.Hewasalittleshortofstature,hisposturewasalittleawkward,hisfacealittleexpressionless-inshort,helookedlikeathousandotherpeople.Ifhewerenowtogowalkingdownthestreet,notonepersonwouldturnaroundtolookathim.Amansuchashenowwas,shouldhechancetomeethim,wouldnotevenstrikehimasinanywayunusual.Unless,ofcourse,hewouldsmellthattheman,exceptforahintofviolets,hadaslittleodorasthegentlemaninthemirror-orhimself,standingthereinfrontofit.Andyetonlytendaysbefore,farmershadrunawayscreamingatthesightofhim

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