Chapter 33

           THEMARQUISdeLaTaillade-Espinassewasthrilledwithhisnewperfume.Itwasstaggering,hesaid,evenforthediscovererofthefluidumletale,tonotewhatastrikinginfluenceonthegeneralconditionofanindividualsuchatrivialandephemeralitemasperfumecouldhaveasaresultofitsbeingeitherearth-boundorearth-removedinorigin.Grenouille,whobutafewhoursbeforehadlainpaleandnearswooning,nowappearedasfreshandrosyasanyhealthymanhisagecould.Why-evenwithallthequalificationsappropriatetoamanofhisrankandlimitededucation-onemightalmostsaythathehadgainedsomethingverylikeapersonality.Inanycase,he,Taillade-Espinasse,woulddiscussthecaseinthechapteronvitaldieteticsinhissoon-to-be-publishedtreatiseonthetheoryofthefluidumletale.Butfirsthewishedtoanointhisownbodywiththisnewperfume.Grenouillehandedhimbothflaconsofconventionalfloralscent,andthemarquissprinkledhimselfwithit.Heseemedhighlygratifiedbytheeffect.Heconfessedthatafteryearsofbeingoppressedbytheleadenscentofviolets,ameredabofthismadehimfeelasifhehadsproutedfloralwings;andifhewasnotmistaken,thebeastlypaininhiskneewasalreadysubsiding,likewisethebuzzinginhisears.Allinallhefeltbuoyant,revitalized,andseveralyearsyounger.HeapproachedGrenouille,embracedhim,andcalledhim“myfluidalbrother,”addingthatthiswasinnowayaformofsocialaddress,butratherapurelyspiritualoneinconspectuuniversalitatisfluidiletalis,beforewhich-andbeforewhichalone!-allmenwereequal.

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