Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 38

           Forsuchoccasionshehadblendedasomewhatmoreredolent,slightlysweatyperfume,onewithafewolfactoryedgesandhooks,thatlenthimacoarserappearanceandmadepeoplebelievehewasinhurryandonurgentbusiness.HealsohadgoodsuccesswithadeceptiveimitationofDruot’sauraseminalis,whichhelearnedtoproducebyimpregnatingapieceofoilylinenwithapasteoffreshduckeggsandfermentedwheatflourandusedwheneverheneededtoarouseacertainamountofnotice.Anotherperfumeinhisarsenalwasascentforarousingsympathythatprovedeffectivewithmiddle-agedandelderlywomen.Itsmelledofwaterymilkandfresh,softwood.TheeffectGrenouillecreatedwithit-evenwhenhewentoutunshaved,scowling,andwrappedinaheavycoat-wasofapoor,paleladinafrayedjacketwhosimplyhadtobehelped.Oncetheycaughtawhiffofhim,themarketwomenfilledhispocketswithnutsanddriedpearsbecauseheseemedtothemsohungryandhelpless.Andthebutcher’swife,animplacablycallousoldhagifthereeverwasone,lethimpickout,forfree,smellyoldscrapsofmeatandbone,forhisodorofinnocencetouchedhermother’sheart.Hethentookthesescraps,digestedthemdirectlyinalcohol,andusedthemasthemaincomponentforanodorthatheappliedwhenhewantedtobeavoidedandleftcompletelyalone.Itsurroundedhimwithaslightlynauseatingaura,liketherancidbreathofanoldslattern’smouthwhensheawakens.

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