Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 36

           Andatalmostthesamemomenttheywiltedandwithered,anddeathapparentlycamesorapidlyuponthemthattheyhadnochoicebuttoexhaletheirlastfragrantsighsintotheverymediumthatdrownedthem;for-andGre-aouilleobservedthiswithindescribablefascination-themoreblossomshestirredunderintothecaldron,thesweeterthescentoftheoil.Anditwasnotthatthedeadblossomscontinuedtogiveoffscentthereintheoil-no,theoilitselfhadappropriatedthescentoftheblossoms.Nowandthenthesoupgottoothick,andtheyhadtopouritquicklythroughasieve,freeingitofmaceratedcadaverstomakeroomforfreshblossoms.Thentheydumpedandmixedandsievedsomemore,alldaylongwithoutpause,fortheprocedureallowednodelays,until,aseveningapproached,allthepilesofblossomshadpassedthroughthecaldronofoil.Then-sothatnothingmightbewasted-therefusewassteepedinboilingwaterandwrungouttothelastdropinascrewpress,yieldingstillmoremildlyfragrantoil.Themajorityofthescent,however,thesouloftheseaofblossoms,hadremainedinthecaldron,trappedandpreservedinanunsightly,slowlycongealinggrayishwhitegrease.Thefollowingday,themaceration,asthisprocedurewascalled,continued-thecaldronwasheatedonceagain,theoilmeltedandfedwithnewblossoms.Thiswentonforseveraldays,frommorningtillevening.Itwastiringwork.Grenouillehadarmsoflead,callusesonhishands,andpainsinhisbackashestaggeredbacktohiscabinintheevening.

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