Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 5

           Onthecontrary,shethoughtheractionsnotmerelylegalbutalsojust,forifachildforwhomnoonewaspayingweretostayonwithher,itwouldnecessarilybeattheexpenseoftheotherchildrenor,worse,atherownexpense,endangeringthefutureoftheotherchildren,orworse,herownfuture-thatis,herownprivateandsheltereddeath,whichwastheonlythingthatshestilldesiredfromlife.SincewearetoleaveMadameGaillardbehindusatthispointinourstoryandshallnotmeetheragain,weshalltakeafewsentencestodescribetheendofherdays.Althoughdeadinherheartsincechildhood,Madameunfortunatelylivedtobevery,veryold.In1782,justshortofherseventiethbirthday,shegaveupherbusiness,purchasedherannuityasplanned,satinherlittlehouse,andwaitedfordeath.Butdeathdidnotcome.Whatcameinitsplacewassomethingnotasoulintheworldcouldhaveanticipated:arevolution,arapidtransformationofallsocial,moral,andtranscendentalaffairs.AtfirstthisrevolutionhadnoeffectonMadameOaillard’spersonalfate.Butthen-shewasalmosteightybynow-allatoncethemanwhoheldherannuityhadtoemigrate,wasstrippedofhisholdings,andforcedtoauctionoffhispossessionstoatrousermanufacturer.ForawhileitlookedasifeventhischangewouldhavenofataleffectonMadameGaillard,forthetrousermanufacturercontinuedtopayherannuitypunctually.Butthencamethedaywhenshenolongerreceivedhermoneyintheformofhardcoinbutaslittleslipsofprintedpaper,andthatmarkedthebeginningofhereconomicdemise.

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