Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 7

           Whenhehadsmelledhisfillofthethickgruelofthestreets,hewouldgotoairierterrain,wheretheodorswerethinner,mixingwiththewindastheyunfurled,muchasperfumedoes-tothemarketofLesHalles,forinstance,wheretheodorsofthedaylivedonintotheevening,invisiblybuteversodistinctly,asifthevendorsstillswarmedamongthecrowd,asifthebasketsstillstoodtherestuffedfullofvegetablesandeggs,orthecasksfullofwineandvinegar,thesackswiththeirspicesandpotatoesandflour,thecratesofnailsandscrews,themeattables,thetablesfullofdothanddishesandshoesolesandallthehundredsofotherthingssoldthereduringtheday…thebustleofitalldowntothesmallestdetailwasstillpresentintheairthathadbeenleftbehind.Gre-nouillesawthewholemarketsmelling,ifitcanbeputthatway.Andhesmelleditmorepreciselythanmanypeoplecouldseeit,forhisperceptionwasafterthefactandthusofahigherorder:anessence,aspiritofwhathadbeen,somethingundisturbedbytheeverydayaccidentsofthemoment,likenoise,glare,orthenauseatingpressoflivinghumanbeings.Orhewouldgotothespotwheretheyhadbeheadedhismother,totheplacedeGreve,whichstuckouttolicktheriverlikeahugetongue.Herelaytheships,pulledupontoshoreormooredtoposts,andtheysmelledofcoalandgrainandhayanddampropes.

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