Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 35

           Duringhistour,Grenouillespottednolessthansevensoapworks,adozenmasterperfumersandglovers,countlesssmalldistilleries,pomadestudios,andspiceshops,andfinallysomesevenwholesalersinscents.Thesewereinfactmerchantswhocompletelycontrolledthewholesalesupplyofscent.Onewouldhardlyknowitbytheirhouses.Thefacadestothestreetlookedmodestlymiddleclass.Butwhatwasstoredbehindthem,inwarehousesandingiganticcellars,inkegsofoil,instacksoffinestlavendersoaps,indemijohnsoffloralcolognes,wines,alcohols,inbalesofscentedleather,insacksandchestsandcratesstuffedwithspices-GrenouilSesmelledouteverydetailthroughthethickestwalls-thesewererichesbeyondthoseofprinces.Andwhenhesmelledhiswaymorepenetratinglythroughtheprosaicshopsandstoreroomsfrontingthestreets,hediscoveredthatattherearoftheseprovincialfamilyhomeswerebuildingsofthemostluxurioussort.Aroundsmallbutexquisitegardens,whereoleanderandpalmtreesflourishedandfountainsborderedbyornamentalflowersleapt,extendedtheactualresidentialwings,usuallybuiltinaU-shapetowardthesouth:ontheupperfloors,bedchambersdrenchedinsunlight,thewallscoveredwithsilk;onthegroundfloorwainscotedsalonsanddiningrooms,sometimeswithterracesbuiltoutintotheopenair,where,justasBaldinihadsaid,peopleatefromporcelainwithgoldencutlery.

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