Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 7

           Andfromthewest,viathisonepassagecutthroughthecitybytheriver,cameabroadcurrentofwindbringingwithittheodorsofthecountry,ofthemeadowsaroundNeuilly,oftheforestsbetweenSaint-GermainandVersailles,offar-offcitieslikeRouenorCaenandsometimesoftheseaitself.Theseasmelledlikeasailwhosebillowshadcaughtupwater,salt,andacoldsun.Ithadasimplesmell,thesea,butatthesametimeitsmelledimmenseandunique,somuchsothatGrenouillehesitatedtodissecttheodorsintofishy,salty,watery,seaweedy,fresh-airy,andsoon.Hepreferredtoleavethesmelloftheseablendedtogether,preservingitasaunitinhismemory,relishingitwhole.Thesmelloftheseapleasedhimsomuchthathewantedonedaytotakeitin,pureandunadulterated,insuchquantitiesthathecouldgetdrunkonit.Andlater,whenhelearnedfromstorieshowlargetheseaisandthatyoucansailuponitinshipsfordaysonendwithouteverseeingland,nothingpleasedhimmorethantheimageofhimselfsittinghighupinthecrow’snestoftheforemostmastonsuchaship,glidingonthroughtheendlesssmellofthesea-whichreallywasnosmell,butabreath,anexhalationofbreath,theendofallsmells-dissolvingwithpleasureinthatbreath.Butitwasnevertobe,forGrenouille,whostoodthereontheriverbankattheplacedeGrevesteadilybreathinginandoutthescrapsofseabreezethathecouldcatchinhisnose,wouldneverinhislifeseethesea,therealsea,theimmenseoceanthatlaytothewest,andwouldneverbeabletominglehimselfwithitssmell.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 44 из 326