Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 42

           Andhehadasystem.Itwasnotjustthatallthemurdershadbeencarriedoutinthesameefficientmanner,buttheverychoiceofvictimsbetrayedintentionsalmosteconomicalintheirplanning.Tobesure,Richisdidnotknowwhatthemurdereractuallycravedfromhisvictims,sincehecouldnothaverobbedthemofthebestthattheyoffered-theirbeautyandthecharmofyouth…orcouldhe?Inanycase,itseemedtohim,asabsurdasitsounded,thatthemurdererwasnotadestructivepersonality,butratheracarefulcollector.Forifoneimagined-andsoRichisimagined-allthevictimsnotassingleindividuals,butaspartsofsomehigherprincipleandthoughtofeachone’scharacteristicsasmergedinsomeidealisticfashionintoaunifyingwhole,thenthepictureassembledoutofsuchmosaicpieceswouldbethepictureofabsolutebeauty,andthemagicthatradiatedfromitwouldnolongerbeofhuman,butofdivineorigin.(Aswecansee,Richiswasanenlightenedthinkerwhodidnotshrinkfromblasphemousconclusions,andthoughhewasnotthinkinginolfactorycategories,butratherinvisualones,hewasneverthelessverynearthetruth.)Assumingthen-Richiscontinuedinhisthoughts-thatthemurdererwasjustsuchacollectorofbeautyandwasworkingonthepictureofperfection,evenifonlyinthefantasyofhissickbrain;assuming,moreover,thathewasthemanofsublimetasteandperfectmethodsthatheindeedappearedtobe-thenonecouldnotassumethathewouldwaiveclaimtothemostpreciouscomponentonearthneededforhispicture:thebeautyofLaure.

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