Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 49

           Thesepeoplewerenowpureliquid,theirspiritsandmindsweremelted;nothingwasleftbutanamorphousfluid,andalltheycouldfeelwastheirheartsfloatingandsloshingaboutwithinthem,andtheylaidthosehearts,eachman,eachwoman,inthehandsofthelittlemaninthebluefrockcoat,forbetterorworse.Theylovedhim.Grenouillehadbeenstandingattheopencarriagedoorforseveralminutesnow,notmovingatall.Thefootmannexttohimhadsunktohisknees,andsankfartherstilluntilachievingthefullyprostratepositioncustomaryintheOrientbeforeasultanorAllah.Andeveninthisposture,hestillquiveredandswayed,tryingtosinkevenfarther,tolieflatupontheearth,toliewithinit,underit.Hewantedtosinktotheoppositesideoftheworldoutofpuresubservience.Theofficeroftheguardandthepolicelieutenant,doughtyfellowsboth,whosedutyitwasnowtoleadthecondemnedmantothescaffoldandhandhimovertohisexecutioner,couldnolongermanageanythinglikeacoordinatedaction.Theyweptandremovedtheirhats,putthembackon,castthemselvestotheground,fellintoeachother’sarms,withdrewagain,flappedtheirarmsabsurdlyintheair,wrungtheirhands,twitchedandgrimacedlikevictimsofSt.Vitus’sdance.Thenoblepersonages,beingsomewhatfartheraway,abandonedthemselvestotheiremotionswithhardlymorediscretion.Eachgavefreereintotheurgesofhisorherheart.

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