Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 31

           Fromthelidofasardinetubthatstoodatthebackoftheshop,hescratchedoffarancid,fishysomething-or-other,mixeditwithrotteneggandcastoreum,ammonia,nutmeg,hornshavings,andsingedporkrind,finelyground.Tothisheaddedarelativelylargeamountofcivet,mixedtheseghastlyingredientswithalcohol,letitdigest,andfiltereditintoasecondbottle.Thebilgesmelledrevolting.Itsstinkwasputrid,likeasewer,andifyoufanneditsvaporjustoncetomixitwithfreshair,itwasasifyouwerestandinginParisonahotsummerday,atthecomeroftherueauxFersandtheruedelaLingerie,wheretheodorsfromLesHalles,theCimetieredesInnocents,andtheovercrowdedtenementsconverged.Ontopofthisdisgustingbase,whichsmelledmorelikeacadaverthanahumanbeing,Grenouillespreadalayeroffresh,oilyscents:peppermint,lavender,turpentine,lime,eucalyptus,whichhethensimultaneouslydisguisedandtamedwiththepleasantbouquetoffinefloraloils-geranium,rose,orangeblossom,andjasmine.Afteraseconddilutionwithalcoholandasplashofvinegartherewasnothingleftofthedisgustingbasicodoronwhichthemixturewasbuilt.Thelatentstenchlaylostandunnoticeableunderthefreshingredients;thenauseouspart,pamperedbythescentofflowers,hadbecomealmostinteresting;and,strangelyenough,therewasnoputrefactionlefttosmell,nottheleast.Onthecontrary,theperfumeseemedtoexhaletherobust,vivaciousscentoflife.Grenouillefilledtwoflaconswithit,stopperedthem,andstucktheminhispocket

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