Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 8

           Butsinceheknewthesmellofhumans,knewitathousandfold,men,women,children,hecouldnotconceiveofhowsuchanexquisitescentcouldbeemittedbyahumanbeing.Normallyhumanodorwasnothingspecial,oritwasghastly.Childrensmelledinsipid,menurinous,allsoursweatandcheese,womensmelledofrancidfatandrottingfish.Totallyuninteresting,repulsive-thatwashowhumanssmelled…Andsoithappenedthatforthefirsttimeinhislife,Grenouilledidnottrusthisnoseandhadtocallonhiseyesforassistanceifhewastobelievewhathesmelled.Thisconfusionofsensesdidnotlastlongatall.Actuallyherequiredonlyamomenttoconvincehimselfoptically-thentoabandonhimselfallthemoreruthlesslytoolfactoryperception.Andnowhesmelledthatthiswasahumanbeing,smelledthesweatofherarmpits,theoilinherhair,thefishyodorofhergenitals,andsmelieditallwiththegreatestpleasure.Hersweatsmelledasfreshastheseabreeze,thetallowofherhairassweetasnutoil,hergenitalswereasfragrantasthebouquetofwaterlilies,herskinasapricotblossoms…andtheharmonyofallthesecomponentsyieldedaperfumesorich,sobalanced,somagical,thateveryperfumethatGrenouillehadsmelleduntilnow,everyedificeofodorsthathehadsoplayfullycreatedwithinhimself,seemedatoncetobeutterlymeaningless.Ahundredthousandodorsseemedworthlessinthepresenceofthisscent.Thisonescentwasthehigherprinciple,thepatternbywhichtheothersmustbeordered.Itwaspurebeauty.

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