Chapter 37

           INAPRILTHEYmaceratedbroomandorangeblossoms,inMayaseaofroses,thescentfromwhichsubmergedthecityinacreamy,sweet,invisiblefogforawholemonth.Grenouilleworkedlikeahorse.Self-effacingandasacquiescentasaslave,hedideverymenialchoreDruotassignedhim.Butallthewhilehestirred,spatulated,washedouttubs,cleanedtheworkshop,orluggedfirewoodwithapparentmindlessness,nothingoftheessentialbusiness,nothingofthemetamorphosisofscent,escapedhisnotice.GrenouilleusedhisnosetoobserveandmonitormorecloselythanDruotevercouldhavethemigrationofscentoftheflowerpetals-throughtheoilandthenviaalcoholtothepreciouslittleflacons.LongbeforeDruotnoticedit,hewouldsmellwhentheoilwasoverheated,smellwhentheblossomswereexhausted,whenthebrothwasimpregnatedwithscent.Hecouldsmellwhatwashappeningintheinteriorofthemixingpotsandtheprecisemomentwhenthedistillinghadtobestopped.Andoccasionallyheletthisbeknown-ofcourse,quiteunassuminglyandwithoutabandoninghissubmissivedemeanor.Itseemedtohim,hesaid,thattheoilmightpossiblybegettingtoohot;healmostthoughtthattheycouldfiltershortly;hesomehowhadthefeelingthatthealcoholinthealembichadevaporatednow…AndintimeDruot,whowasnotfabulouslyintelligent,butnotacompleteidioteither,cametorealizethathisdecisionsturnedoutforthebestwhenhedidororderedtobedonewhateverGrenouille“almostthought”or“somehowhadafeelingabout.

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