Chapter 11

           GIUSEPPEBALDINIhadindeedtakenoffhisredolentcoat,butonlyoutoflong-standinghabit.Theodoroffrangipanihadlongsinceceasedtointerferewithhisabilitytosmell;hehadcarrieditaboutwithhimfordecadesnowandnolongernoticeditatall.Andalthoughhehadclosedthedoorstohisstudyandaskedforpeaceandquiet,hehadnotsatdownathisdesktoponderandwaitforinspiration,forheknewfarbetterthanChenierthatinspirationwouldnotstrike-afterall,itneverhadbefore.Hewasoldandexhausted,thatmuchwastrue,andwasnolongeragreatperfumer,butheknewthathehadneverinhislifebeenone.HehadinheritedRoseoftheSouthfromhisfather,andtheformulaforBaidini’sGallantBouquethadbeenboughtfromatravelingGenoesespicesalesman.Therestofhisperfumeswereoldfamiliarblends.Hehadneverinventedanything.Hewasnotaninventor.Hewasacarefulproduceroftraditionalscents;hewaslikeacookwhorunsagreatkitchenwitharoutineandgoodrecipes,buthasnevercreatedadishofhisown.Hestagedthiswholehocus-pocuswithastudyandexperimentsandinspirationandhush-hushsecrecyonlybecausethatwaspartoftheprofessionalimageofaperfumerandglover.Aperfumerwasfiftypercentalchemistwhocreatedmiracles-that’swhatpeoplewanted.Fine!Thathisartwasacraftlikeanyother,onlyheknew,andwasproudofthefact.Hedidn’twanttobeaninventor.Hewasverysuspiciousofinventions,fortheyalwaysmeantthatsomerulewouldhavetobebroken.AndhehadnointentionofinventingsomenewperfumeforCountVerhamont.

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