Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 33

           Also-andthishesaidashedisengagedhimselffromGrenouille,inamostfriendlydisengagement,withouttheleastrevulsion,almostasifheweredisengaginghimselffromanequal-hewasplanningsoontofoundaninternationallodgethatstoodaboveallsocialrankandthegoalofwhichwouldbeutterlytovanquishthefluidumletaleandreplaceitintheshortestpossibletimewithpurestfluidumvitale-andevennowhepromisedtowinGrenouilleoverasthefirstproselyte.Thenhehadhimwritetheformulaforthefloralperfumeonaslipofpaper,pocketedit,andpresentedGrenouillewithfiftylouisd’or.Preciselyoneweekafterthefirstlecture,themarquisdeLaTaillade-Espinasseonceagainpresentedhiswardinthegreathalloftheuniversity.Thecrushwasmonstrous.AllMontpellierhadcome,notjustscientificMontpellier,butalsoandinparticularsocialMontpellier,amongwhomweremanySadiesdesirousofseeingthefabledcaveman.AndalthoughTaillade’senemies,primarilythechampionsoftheFriendsoftheUniversityBotanicalGardensandmembersoftheSocietyfortheAdvancementofAgriculture,hadmobilizedalltheirsupporters,theexhibitionwasascintillatingsuccess.InordertoremindhisaudienceofGrenouille’sconditionofonlytheweekbefore,Taillade-Espinassefirstcirculateddrawingsdepictingthecavemaninallhisuglinessanddepravity.

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