Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 32

           Notadrunkenone,asinthedayswhenhehadcelebratedhislonelyorgiesinthebowelsofthemountain,butaverycoldandsobercontentment,asbefitsawarenessofone’sownpower.Henowknewwhathewascapableof.Thankstohisowngenius,withaminimumofcontrivancehehadimitatedtheodorofhumanbeingsandatonestrokehadmatcheditsowellthatevenachildhadbeendeceived.Henowknewthathecoulddomuchmore.Heknewthathecouldimproveonthisscent.Hewouldbeabletocreateascentthatwasnotmerelyhuman,butsuperhuman,anangel’sscent,soindescribablygoodandvitalthatwhoeversmelleditwouldbeenchantedandwithhiswholeheartwouldhavetolovehim,Grenouille,thebearerofthatscent.Yes,thatwaswhathewanted-theywouldlovehimastheystoodunderthespellofhisscent,notjustaccepthimasoneofthem,butlovehimtothepointofinsanity,ofself-abandonment,theywouldquiverwithdelight,scream,weepforbliss,theywouldsinktotheirkneesjustasifunderGod’scoldincense,merelytobeabletosmellhim,Grenouille!Hewouldbetheomnipotentgodofscent,justashehadbeeninhisfantasies,butthistimeintherealworldandoverrealpeople.Andheknewthatallthiswaswithinhispower.Forpeoplecouldclosetheireyestogreatness,tohorrors,tobeauty,andtheirearstomelodiesordeceivingwords.Buttheycouldnotescapescent.Forscentwasabrotherofbreath.Togetherwithbreathitenteredhumanbeings,whocouldnotdefendthemselvesagainstit,notiftheywantedtolive

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