Chapter 31

           THEFOLLOWINGDAY-themarquiswasjustabouttoinstructhiminthebasicposes,gestures,anddancestepshewouldneedforhiscomingsocialdebut—Grenouillefakedafaintingspelland,asiftotallyexhaustedandinimminentdangerofsuffocation,collapsedontoasofa.Themarquiswasbesidehimself.Hescreamedforservants,screamedforfanbearersandportableventilators,andwhiletheservantsscurriedabout,hekneltdownatGrenouille’sside,fanninghimwithahandkerchiefsoakedinbouquetofviolets,andappealedtohim,literallybeggedhim,togettohisfeet,andpleasenottobreathehislastjustyet,buttowait,ifatallpossible,untilthedayaftertomorrow,sincethesurvivalofthetheoryofthefluidumletalewouldotherwisebeinutmostjeopardy.Grenouilletwistedandturned,coughed,groaned,thrashedatthehandkerchiefwithhisarms,andfinally,afterfallingfromthesofainahighlydramaticfashion,crepttothemostdistantcorneroftheroom.“Notthatperfume!”hecriedwithhislastbitofenergy.“Notthatperfume!Itwillkillme!”AndonlywhenTaillade-Espinassehadtossedthehandkerchiefoutthewindowandhisviolet-scentedjacketintothenextroom,didGrenouilleallowhisattacktoebb,andinavoicethatslowlygrewcalmerexplainedthatasaperfumerhehadanoccupationallysensitivenoseandhadalwaysreactedverystronglytocertainperfumes,especiallysoduringthisperiodofrecuperation.

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