Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 37

           AndsinceGrenouillewasnevercockyorknow-it-allwhenhesaidwhathethoughtorfelt,andbecausehenever-particularlyneverinthepresenceofMadameArnulfi!-castDruofsauthorityandsuperiorpositionoffirstjourneymanindoubt,notevenironically,DruotsawnoreasonnottofollowGrenouille’sadviceor,astimewenton,nottoleavemoreandmoredecisionsentirelytohisdiscretion.ItwasincreasinglythecasethatGrenouilledidnotjustdothestirring,butalsothefeeding,theheating,andthesieving,whileDruotsteppedroundtotheQuatreDauphinsforaglassofwineorwentupstairstocheckouthowthingsweredoingwithMadame.HeknewthathecoulddependonGrenouille.Andalthoughitmeanttwicethework,Grenouilleenjoyedbeingalone,perfectinghimselfinthesenewartsandtryinganoccasionalexperiment.Andwithmaliciousdelight,hediscoveredthatthepomadeshemadewereincomparablyfiner,thathisessenceabsoluewasseveralpercentpurerthanthosethatheproducedtogetherwithDruot.JasmineseasonbeganattheendofJuly,Augustwasfortuberoses.Theperfumeofthesetwoflowerswasbothsoexquisiteandsofragilethatnotonlydidtheblossomshavetobepickedbeforesunrise,buttheyalsodemandedthemostgentleandspecialhandling.Warmthdiminishedtheirscent;suddenlytoplungethemintohot,maceratingoilwouldhavecompletelydestroyedit.Thesoulsofthesenoblestofblossomscouldnotbesimplyrippedfromthem,theyhadtobemethodicallycoaxedaway.

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