Chapter 36

           NOTFARFROMthePortedesF6n6ants,intheruedelaLouve,Grenouillediscoveredasmallperfumer’sworkshopandaskedforajob.Itturnedoutthattheproprietor,maitreparfumeurHonoreArnulfi,haddiedthewinterbeforeandthathiswidow,alively,black-hairedwomanofperhapsthirty,wasmanagingthebusinessalone,withthehelpofajourneyman.Aftercomplainingatlengthaboutthebadtimesandherownprecariousfinancialsituation,MadameArnulfideclaredthatshereallycouldnotaffordasecondjourneyman,butontheotherhandsheneededoneforalltheupcomingwork;thatshecouldnotpossiblyputupasecondjourneymanhereinthehouse,butontheotherhandshedidhaveatherdisposalasmallcabininanolivegrovebehindtheFranciscancloister-nottenminutesaway-inwhichayoungmanofmodestneedscouldsleepinapinch;further,thatasanhonestmistressshecertainlyknewthatshewasresponsibleforthephysicalwell-beingofherjourneymen,butthatontheotherhandshedidnotseeherselfinapositiontoprovidetwowarmmealsaday-inshort(asGrenouillehadofcoursesmelledforsometimealready):MadameAmulfiwasawomanofsolidprosperityandsoundbusinesssense.Andsincehewasnotconcernedaboutmoneyanddeclaredhimselfsatisfiedwithasalaryoftwofrancsaweekandwiththeotherniggardlyprovisions,theyquicklycametoanagreement.Thefirstjourneymanwascalledin,agiantofamannamedDruot.GrenouilleatonceguessedthatheregularlysharedMadame’sbedandthatsheapparentlydidnotmakecertaindecisionswithoutfirstconsultinghim.

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