Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 3

           Awaywithit!thoughtTerrier,awaythisveryinstantwiththis…hewasabouttosay“devil,”butcaughthimselfandrefrained…awaywiththismonster,withthisinsufferablechild!Butawaywhere?Heknewadozenwetnursesandorphanagesintheneighborhood,butthatwastoonear,toocloseforcomfort,getthethingfartheraway,sofarawaythatyoucouldn’thearit,sofarawaythatitcouldnotbedroppedonyourdoorstepagaineveryhourorso;ifpossibleitmustbetakentoanotherparish,ontheothersideoftheriverwouldbeevenbetter,andbestofallextramums,intheFaubourgSaint-Antoine,thatwasit!Thatwastheplaceforthisscreamingbrat,farofftotheeast,beyondtheBastille,whereatnightthecitygateswerelocked.Andhehitcheduphiscassockandgrabbedthebellowingbasketandranoff,ranthroughthetangleofalleystotherueduFaubourgSaint-Antoine,eastwarduptheSeine,outofthecity,far,farouttheruedeCharonne,almosttoitsveryend,whereatanaddressnearthecloisterofMadeleinedeTrenelle,heknewtherelivedacertainMadameGaillard,whotookchildrentoboardnomatterofwhatageorsort,aslongassomeonepaidforthem,andtherehehandedoverthechild,stillscreaming,paidayearinadvance,andfledbackintothecity,andonceatthecloistercasthisclothesfromhimasiftheywerefoullysoiled,washedhimselffromheadtofoot,andcreptintobedinhiscell,crossinghimselfrepeatedly,prayinglong,andfinallywithsomerelieffallingasleep.

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