Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 39

           Acupboardrubbedwithmusk,apieceofleatherdrenchedwithcinnamonoil,aglobofambergris,acedarchest—theyallpossessvirtuallyeternalolfactorylife.Whileotherthings-limeoil,bergamot,jonquilandtuberoseextracts,andmanyfloralscents-evaporatewithinafewhoursiftheyareexposedtotheairinapure,unboundform.Theperfumercounteractsthisfatalcircumstancebybindingscentsthataretoovolatile,byputtingtheminchains,sotospeak,tamingtheirurgeforfreedom-thoughhisartconsistsofleavingenoughslackinthechainsfortheodorseeminglytopreserveitsfreedom,evenwhenitistiedsodeftlythatitcannotflee.Grenouillehadoncesucceededinperformingthisfeatperfectlywithsometuberoseoil,whoseephemeralscenthehadchainedwithtinyquantitiesofcivet,vanilla,labdanum,andcypress-onlythendidittrulycomeintoitsown.Whyshouldnotsomethingsimilarbepossiblewiththescentofthisgirl?Whyshouldhehavetouse,towaste,thismostpreciousandfragileofallscentsinpureform?Howcrude!Howextraordinarilyunsophisticated!Didoneleavediamondsuncut?Didoneweargoldinnuggetsaroundone’sneck?Washe,Grenouille,aprimitivepillagerofscentslikeDruotortheseothermaceraters,distillers,andblossomcrushers?Orwashenot,rather,thegreatestperfumerintheworld?Hebangedhisfistagainsthisbrow-tothinkhehadnotrealizedthisbefore.Butofcoursethisuniquescentcouldnotbeusedinarawstate.Hemustsetitlikethemostpreciousgemstone

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