Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 7

           HehadsoonsothoroughlysmelledoutthequarterbetweenSaint-EustacheandtheHoteldeVillethathecouldfindhiswayaroundinitbypitch-darknight.Andsoheexpandedhishuntinggrounds,firstwestwardtotheFaubourgSaint-Honore,thenoutalongtherueSaint-AntoinetotheBastille,andfinallyacrosstotheotherbankoftheriverintothequartersoftheSorbonneandtheFaubourgSaint-Germainwheretherichpeoplelived.Throughthewrought-irongatesattheirportalscamethesmellsofcoachleatherandofthepowderinthepages’wigs,andoverthehighwallspassedthegardenodorsofbroomandrosesandfreshlytrimmedhedges.ItwashereaswellthatGrenouillefirstsmelledperfumeintheliteralsenseoftheword:asimplelavenderorrosewater,withwhichthefountainsofthegardenswerefilledongalaoccasions;butalsothemorecomplex,morecostlyscents,oftinctureofmuskmixedwithoilsofneroliandtuberose,jonquil,jasmine,orcinnamon,thatfloatedbehindthecarriageslikerichribbonsontheeveningbreeze.Hemadenoteofthesescents,registeringthemjustashewouldprofaneodors,withcuriosity,butwithoutparticularadmiration.Ofcourseherealizedthatthepurposeofperfumeswastocreateanintoxicatingandalluringeffect,andherecognizedthevalueoftheindividualessencesthatcomprisedthem.Butonthewholetheyseemedtohimrathercoarseandponderous,moreslapdashedtogetherthancomposed,andheknewthathecouldproduceentirelydifferentfragrancesifheonlyhadthebasicingredientsathisdisposal

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