Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 41

           Buthewasloathtosendherawayashispeershaddonewiththeirdaughters,someevenwiththeirentirefamilies.Hefoundsuchbehaviordespicableandunworthyofamemberofthetowncouncilandsecondconsul,who,hesuggested,shouldbeamodelofcomposure,courage,andresolutiontohisfellowcitizens.Besideswhich,hewasamanwhodidnotlethisdecisionsbemadeforhimbyotherpeople,norbyacrowdthrownintopanic,andcertainlynotbysomeanonymouspieceofcriminaltrash.Andsoallduringthoseterribledays,hehadbeenoneofthefewpeopleinthetownwhowereimmunetothefeveroffearandkeptacoolhead.But,strangetosay,thishadnowchanged.Whileotherspubliclycelebratedtheendoftherampageasifthemurdererwerealreadyhangedandhadsoonfullyforgottenaboutthosedreadfuldays,fearcreptintoAntoineRichis’sheartlikeafoulpoison.Foralongtimehewouldnotadmitthatitwasfearthatcausedhimtodelaytripsthatoughttohavebeenmadesometimeago,ortobereluctantmerelytoleavethehouse,ortobreakoffvisitsandmeetingsjustsothathecouldquicklyreturnhome.Hegavehimselftheexcusethathewasoutofsortsoroverworked,butadmittedaswellthathewasabitconcerned,aseveryfatherwithadaughterofmarriageableageisconcerned,athoroughlynormalconcern…Hadnotthefameofherbeautyalreadygoneouttothewiderworld?DidnotpeoplestretchtheirnecksevennowwhenheaccompaniedhertochurchonSundays?Werenotcertaingentlemenonthecouncilalreadymakingadvances,intheirownnamesorinthoseoftheirsons…?

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