Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 42

           Hisentireprevioushomicidalworkwouldbeworthnothingwithouther.Shewasthekeystonetohisbuilding.Ashedrewthishorrifyingconclusion,Richiswassittinginhisnightshirtontheedgeofhisbed,andhewasamazedathowcalmhehadbecome.Henolongerfeltchilled,wasnolongertrembling.Thevaguefearthathadplaguedhimforweekshadvanishedandwasreplacedbytheawarenessofaspecificdanger:Laurehadquiteobviouslybeenthegoalofallthemurderer’sendeavorsfromthebeginning.Andalltheothermurderswereadjunctstothelast,crowningmurder.Itremainedquiteunclearwhatmaterialpurposethesemurderswereintendedtoserveoriftheyevenhadoneatall.ButRichishadperceivedtheessenceofthematter:themurderer’ssystematicmethodandhisidealisticmotive.Thelongerhethoughtaboutit,thebetterbothofthesepleasedhimandthegreaterhisadmirationforthemurderer-anadmiration,admittedly,thatreflectedbackuponhimaswouldapolishedmirror,forafterall,itwashe,Richis,whohadpickeduphisopponent’strailwithhisownrefinedandanalyticalpowersofreasoning.Ifhe,Richis,hadbeenthemurdererandwerehimselfpossessedbythemurderer’spassionsandideas,hewouldnothavebeenabletoproceedinanyotherfashionthanhadbeenemployedthusfar,andlikehim,hewoulddohisutmosttocrownhismadworkwiththemurderoftheuniqueandsplendidLaure.Thislastthoughtappealedtohimespecially.

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