Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 5

           Confininghimtothehouse,denyinghimmeals,sentencinghimtohardlabor-nothingcouldchangehisbehavior.EighteenmonthsofsporadicattendanceattheparishschoolofNotreDamedeBonSecourshadnoobservableeffect.Helearnedtospellabitandtowritehisownname,nothingmore.Histeacherconsideredhimfeebleminded.MadameGaillard,however,noticedthathehadcertainabilitiesandqualitiesthatwerehighlyunusual,ifnottosaysupernatural:thechildishfearofdarknessandnightseemedtobetotallyforeigntohim.Youcouldsendhimanytimeonanerrandtothecellar,whereotherchildrenhardlydaredgoevenwithalantern,orouttotheshedtofetchwoodontheblackestnight.Andhenevertookalightwithhimandstillfoundhiswayaroundandimmediatelybroughtbackwhatwasdemanded,withoutmakingonewrongmove-notastumble,notonethingknockedover.Moreremarkablestill,MadameGaillardthoughtshehaddiscoveredhisapparentabilitytoseerightthroughpaper,cloth,wood,eventhroughbrickwallsandlockeddoors.Withouteverenteringthedormitory,heknewhowmanyofherwards-andwhichones-whereinthere.Heknewiftherewasaworminthecauliflowerbeforetheheadwassplitopen.

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