Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 4

           Ofcourse,itcouldhavegrabbedtheotherpossibilityopentoitandhelditspeaceandthushavechosenthepathfrombirthtodeathwithoutadetourbywayoflife,sparingitselfandtheworldagreatdealofmischief.Buttohavemadesuchamodestexitwouldhavedemandedamodicumofnativecivility,andthatGrenouilledidnotpossess.Hewasanabominationfromthestart.Hedecidedinfavoroflifeoutofsheerspiteandsheermalice.Obviouslyhedidnotdecidethisasanadultwoulddecide,whorequireshismoreorlesssubstantialexperienceandreasontochooseamongvariousoptions.Buthediddecidevegetatively,asabeanwhenoncetossedasidemustdecideifitoughttogerminateorhadbetterletthingsbe.Orlikethattickinthetree,forwhichlifehasnothingbettertoofferthanperpetualhibernation.Theuglylittletick,whichbyrollingitsblue-graybodyupintoaballofferstheleastpossiblesurfacetotheworld;whichbymakingitsskinsmoothanddenseemitsnothing,letsnotthetiniestbitofperspirationescape.Thetick,whichmakesitselfextrasmallandinconspicuoussothatnoonewillseeitandsteponit.Thelonelytick,which,wrappedupinitself,huddlesinitstree,blind,deaf,anddumb,andsimplysniffs,sniffsallyearlong,formilesaround,forthebloodofsomepassinganimalthatitcouldneverreachonitsownpower.Thetickcouldletitselfdrop.Itcouldfalltotheflooroftheforestandcreepamillimeterortwohereorthereonitssixtinylegsandliedowntodieundertheleaves-itwouldbenogreatloss,Godknows.

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