Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 45

           Fromtimetotimeyouhadtotendthefire,pourinmoredistillingwater,changeFlorentineflasks,replacetheexhaustedstuffyouweredistilling.Andyetithadalwaysseemedtohimthatyoustayedawakenotsothatyoucouldtakecareoftheseoccasionaltasks,butbecausebeingawakehaditsownuniquepurpose.Evenhereinthisbedchamber,wheretheprocessofenfleuragewasproceedingallonitsown,whereinfactprematurechecking,turning,orpokingthefragrantpackagecouldonlycausetrouble-evenhere,itseemedtoGrenouille,hiswakingpresencewasimportant.Sleepwouldhaveendangeredthespiritofsuccess.Itwasnotespeciallydifficultforhimtostayawakeandwait,despitehisweariness.Helovedthiswaiting.Hehadalsoloveditwiththetwenty-fourothergirls,foritwasaotadullwaiting-till-it’s-over,notevenayearning,expectantwaiting,butanattendant,purposeful,inacertainsenseactive,waiting.Somethingwashappeningwhileyouwaited.Themostessentialthingwashappening.Andevenifhehimselfwasdoingnothing,itwashappeningthroughhimnevertheless.Hehaddonehisbest.Hehademployedallhisartisticskill.Hehadmadenotonesinglemistake.Hisperformancehadbeenunique.Itwouldbecrownedwithsuccess…Heneedonlywaitafewmorehours.Itfilledhimwithprofoundsatisfaction,thiswaiting.Hehadneverfeltsofineinallhislife,sopeaceful,sosteady,sowholeandatonewithhimself-notevenbackinsidehismountain-asduringthesehourswhenacraftsmantookhisrestsittinginthedarkofnightbesidehisvictim,waitingandwatching.

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