Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 51

           Hepossessedthepower.Hehelditinhishand.Apowerstrongerthanthepowerofmoneyorthepowerofterrororthepowerofdeath:theinvinciblepowertocommandtheloveofmankind.Therewasonlyonethingthatpowercouldnotdo:itcouldnotmakehimabletosmellhimself.Andthoughhisperfumemightallowhimtoappearbeforetheworldasagod-ifhecouldnotsmellhimselfandthusneverknowwhohewas,tohellwithit,withtheworld,withhimself,withhisperfume.Thehandthathadgraspedtheflaconwasfragrantwithafaintscent,andwhenheputittohisnoseandsniffed,hegrewwistfulandforgottowalkonandstoodtheresmelling.Nooneknowshowgoodthisperfumereallyis,hethought.Nooneknowshowwellmadeitis.Otherpeoplearemerelyconqueredbyitseffect,don’tevenknowthatit’saperfumethat’sworkingonthem,enslavingthem.Theonlyonewhohaseverrecognizeditforitstruebeautyisme,becauseIcreateditmyself.Andatthesametime,I’mtheonlyonethatitcannotenslave.Iamtheonlypersonforwhomitismeaningless.Andonanotheroccasion-hewasalreadyinBurgundy:WhenIwasstandingthereatthewallbelowthegardenwheretheredheadedgirlwasplayingandherscentcamefloatingdowntome…or,better,thepromiseofherscent,forthescentshewouldcarrylaterdidnotevenexistyet-maybewhatIfeltthatdayislikewhatthepeopleontheparadegroundsfeltwhenIfloodedthemwithmyperfume…?Butthenhecastthethoughtaside:No,itwassomethingelse.BecauseIknewthatIdesiredthescent,notthegirl.

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