Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 5

           Andonce,whenshehadhiddenhermoneysowellthatshecouldn’tfinditherself(shekeptchangingherhidingplaces),hepointedwithoutasecond’ssearchtoaspotbehindafireplacebeam-andthereitwas!Hecouldevenseeintothefuture,becausehewouldinfalliblypredicttheapproachofavisitorlongbeforethepersonarrivedorofathunderstormwhentherewasnottheleastcloudinthesky.Ofcourse,hecouldnotseeanyofthesethingswithhiseyes,butrathercaughttheirscentswithanosethatfromdaytodaysmelledsuchthingsmorekeenlyandprecisely:theworminthecauliflower,themoneybehindabeam,andpeopleontheothersideofawallorseveralblocksaway.ButMadameGaillardwouldnothaveguessedthatfactinherwildestdream,evenifthatblowwiththepokerhadleftherolfactoryorganintact.Shewasconvincedthat,feeblemindedornot,theladhadsecondsight.Andsinceshealsoknewthatpeoplewithsecondsightbringmisfortuneanddeathwiththem,hemadeherincreasinglynervous.Whatmadehermorenervousstillwastheunbearablethoughtoflivingunderthesameroofwithsomeonewhohadthegiftofspottinghiddenmoneybehindwallsandbeams;andonceshehaddiscoveredthatGrenouillepossessedthisdreadfulability,shesetaboutgettingridofhim.Anditjustsohappenedthatataboutthesametime-Grenouillehadturnedeight-thecloisterofSaint-Merri,withoutmentionofthereason,ceasedtopayitsyearlyfee.Madamedidnotdunthem.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 33 из 326