Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 38

           ItwassoeffectivethatevenDruot,hardlyasqueamishsort,wouldautomaticallyturnasideandgoinsearchoffreshair,withoutanyclearknowledge,ofcourse,ofwhathadactuallydrivenhimaway.Andsprinklingafewdropsoftherepellentonthethresholdofhiscabinwasenoughtokeepeveryintruder,humanoranimal,atadistance.Protectedbythesevariousodors,whichhechangedlikeclothesasthesituationdemandedandwhichpermittedhimtomoveundisturbedintheworldofmenandtokeephistruenaturefromthem,Gre-nouilledevotedhimselftohisrealpassion:thesubtlepursuitofscent.Andbecausehehadagreatgoalrightunderhisnoseandoverayearstilllefttohim,henotonlywentaboutthetaskwithburningzeal,buthealsosystematicallyplannedhowtosharpenhisweapons,polishhistechniques,andgraduallyperfecthismethods.HebeganwherehehadleftoffatBaldini’s,withextractingthescentfrominertobjects:stone,metal,glass,wood,salt,water,air…Whatbeforehadfailedsomiserablyusingthecrudeprocessofdistillationsucceedednow,thankstothestrongabsorptivepowersofoil.Grenouilletookabrassdoorknob,whosecool,musty,brawnysmellheliked,andwrappeditinbeeftallowforafewdays.Andsureenough,whenhepeeledoffthetallowandexaminedit,itsmelledquiteclearlylikethedoorknob,thoughveryfaintly.Andevenafteralavageinalcohol,theodorwasstillthere,infinitelydelicate,distant,overshadowedbythevaporofthespirits,andinthisworldprobablyperceptibleonlytoGre-nouille’snose-butitwascertainlythere.

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