Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 33

           HethenhadthemleadinthenewGre-nouilledressedinahandsomevelvetbluecoatandsilkshirt,rouged,powdered,andcoiffed;andmerelybythewayhewalked,soerectandwithdaintystepsandanelegantswingofthehips,bythewayheclimbedtothedaiswithoutanyone’sassistance,bowingdeeplyandnoddingwithasmilenowtoonesidenowtotheother,hesilencedeveryskepticandcritic.Eventhefriendsoftheuniversity’sbotanicalgardenwereembarrassedlyspeechless.Thechangewastooegregious,theapparentmiracletoooverwhelming:wherebutaweekagohadcoweredadrudge,abrutalizedbeast,therenowstoodatrulycivilized,properlyproportionedhumanbeing.Analmostprayerfulmoodspreadthroughthehall,andasTaillade-Espinassecommencedhislecture,perfectsilencereigned.Heonceagainsetforthhisalltoofamiliartheoryaboutearth’sfluidumletale,explainedhowandwithwhatmechanicalanddieteticmeanshehaddrivenitfromthebodyofhisexhibit,replacingitwithfluidumvitale.Finallyhedemandedofallthosepresent,friendandfoealike,thatinthefaceofsuchoverwhelmingevidencetheyabandontheiroppositiontothisnewdoctrineandmakecommoncausewithhim,Taillade-Espinasse,againsttheevilfluidumandopenthemselvestothebeneficialfluidumvitale.Atthishespreadhisarmswide,casthiseyesheavenwards-andmanylearnedmendidlikewise,andwomenwept.Grenouillestoodatthedaisbutdidnotlisten.Hewatchedwithgreatsatisfactiontheeffectofatotallydifferentfluid,amuchrealerone:hisown.

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