Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 34

           Butfirsthewantedtoprovideapropagandabaseforhiscrusadebyaccomplishingsomeheroicfluidalfeat,onethatwouldovershadowthecureofthecaveman,indeedallotherexperiments.AndinearlyDecemberhehadacompanyoffearlessdisciplesjoinhimonanexpeditiontothePicduCanigou,whichwasonthesamelongitudewithParisandwasconsideredthehighestmountaininthePyrenees.Thoughonthethresholdofsenescence,themanwantedtobebornetothesummitatninethousandfeetandleftthereinthesheerest,finestvitalairforthreewholeweeks,whereupon,heannounced,hewoulddescendfromthemountainpreciselyonChristmasEveasastrappingladoftwenty.ThedisciplesgaveupshortlybeyondVernet,thelasthumansettlementatthefootofthefearsomemountain.Butnothingdauntedthemarquis.Castinghisgarmentsfromhimintheicycoldandwhoopinginexultation,hebegantheclimbalone.Thelastthatwasseenofhimwashissilhouette:handsliftedecstaticallytoheavenandvoiceraisedinsong,hedisappearedintotheblizzard.HisfollowerswaitedinvainthatChristmasEveforthereturnofthemarquisdeLaTaillade-Espinasse.Hereturnedneitherasanoldmannorayoungone.Norwhenearlysummercamethenextyearandthemostaudaciousofthemwentinsearchofhim,scalingthestillsnowboundsummitofthePicduCanigou,didtheyfindanytraceofhim,noclothes,nobodyparts,nobones.Histeachings,however,sufferednodamageatall.Onthecontrary

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