Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 48

           Notasoulcouldcomprehendhowthisshort,paltry,stoop-shoulderedmanthereatthewindow-thismediocrity,thismiserablenonentity,thiscipher-couldhavecommittedmorethantwodozenmurders.Hesimplydidnotlooklikeamurdefer.Noonecouldhavesaidjusthowhehadimaginedthemurderer,thedevilhimself,oughttolook,buttheywereallagreed:notlikethis!Andnevertheless-althoughthemurdererdidnotintheleastmatchtheirconception,andtheexhibition,onewouldpresume,couldnothavebeenlessconvincing-simplybecauseofthephysicalrealityofthismanatthewindow,becauseheandnootherwaspresentedtothemasthemurderer,theeffectwasparadoxicallypersuasive.Theyallthought:Itsimplycan’tbetrue!-andattheverysamemomentknewthatithadtobetrue.Tobesure,onlyaftertheguardshadledthemannikinbadeintotheshadowsoftheroom,onlyafterhewasnolongerpresentandvisiblebutexisted,ifforthebriefesttime,merelyasamemory,onemightalmostsayasaconcept,theconceptofanabominablemurdererwithinpeople’sbrains,onlythendidthecrowd’sbewildermentsubsideandmakeawayforanappropriatereaction:themouthsclosedtight,thethousandeyescamealiveagain.Andthenthererangoutasifinonevoiceathunderingcryofrageandrevenge:“Wewanthim!”Andtheysetabouttostormtheprovostcourt,tostranglehimwiththeirownhands,totearhimapartandscatterthepieces.Itwasalltheguardscoulddotobarricadethegateandforcethemobback.Grenouillewaspromptlyreturnedtohisdungeon.

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