Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 35

           Grenouillediscernedmagnolia,hyacinth,daphne,andrhododendron…butthereseemedtobesomethingelsebesides,somethinginthegardenthatgaveoffafatallywonderfulscent,ascentsoexquisitethatinallhislifehisnosehadneverbeforeencounteredonelikeit-or,indeed,onlyoncebefore…Hehadtogetclosertothatscent.Heconsideredwhetherheoughtsimplytoforcehiswaythroughthegateandontothepremises.Butmeanwhilesomanypeoplehadbecomeinvolvedinunloadingandinventoryingthekegsthathewassuretobenoticed.Hedecidedtowalkbackdownthestreetandfindanalleyorpassagewaythatwouldperhapsleadhimalongthefarsideofthehouse.WithinafewyardshehadreachedthetowngateatthestartoftherueDroite.Hewalkedthroughit,tookasharpleft,andfollowedthetownwalldownhill.Hehadnotgonefarbeforehesmelledthegarden,faintlyatfirst,blendedwiththeairfromthefields,butthenevermorestrongly.Finallyheknewthathewasveryclose.Thegardenborderedonthetownwall.Itwasdirectlybesidehim.Ifhemovedbackabit,hecouldseethetopbranchesoftheorangetreesjustoverthewall.Againheclosedhiseyes.Thescentsofthegardendescendeduponhim,theircontoursaspreciseandclearasthecoloredbandsofarainbow.Andthatone,thatpreciousone,thatonethatmatteredaboveallelse,wasamongthem.Grenouilleturnedhotwithraptureandcoldwithfear.

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