Chapter 32

           ASHECAMEOUTontothestreet,hewassuddenlyafraid,forheknewthatforthefirsttimeinhislifehewasgivingoffahumanodor.Hefoundthathestank,stankquitedisgustingly.Andbecausehecouldnotimaginethatotherpeoplewouldnotalsoperceivehisodorasastench,hedidnotdaregodirectlyintothetavernwhereRunelandthemarquis’smajordomowerewaitingforhim.Itseemedlessriskytohimfirsttotryouthisnewaurainananonymousenvironment.Heslippeddowntowardtheriverthroughthedarkestandnarrowestalleyways,wheretannersanddyershadtheirworkshopsandcarriedontheirstinkingbusiness.Whensomeoneapproached,orifhepassedanentrywaywherechildrenwereplayingorwomenweresitting,heforcedhimselftowalkmoreslowly,bringinghisodorwithhiminalarge,compactcloud.Fromhisyouthon,hehadbeenaccustomedtopeople’spassinghimandtakingnonoticeofhimwhatever,notoutofcontempt-ashehadoncebelieved-butbecausetheywerequiteunawareofhisexistence.Therewasnospacesurroundinghim,nowavesbrokefromhimintotheatmosphere,aswithotherpeople;hehadnoshadow,sotospeak,tocastacrossanother’sface.

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