Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 11

           Godknew,he,GiuseppeBaldini-ownerofthelargestperfumeestablishmentinParis,withthebestpossibleaddress-onlymanagedtostayoutoftheredbymakinghousecalls,valiseinhand.Andthatdidnotsuithimatall,forhewaswelloversixtyandhatedwaitingincoldantechambersandparadingeaudesmillefleursandfourthieves’vinegarbeforeoldmarquisesorfoistingamigrainesalveoffonthem.Besideswhich,therewassuchdisgustingcompetitioninthoseantechambers.TherewasthatupstartBrouetfromtherueDauphine,whoclaimedtohavethegreatestlineofpomadesinEurope;orCalteaufromtherueMauconseil,whohadmanagedtobecomepurveyortothehouseholdoftheduchessed’Artois;orthistotallyunpredictableAntoinePelissierfromtherueSaint-Andre-des-Arts,whoeveryseasonlaunchedanewscentthatthewholeworldwentcrazyover.PerfumeslikePelissier’scouldmakeashamblesofthewholemarket.IftherageoneyearwasHungarywaterandBaldinihadaccordinglystockeduponlavender,bergamot,androsemarytocoverthedemand-herecamePelissierwithhisAirdeMuse,anultra-heavymuskscent.Suddenlyeveryonehadtoreeklikeananimal,andBaldinihadtoreworkhisrosemaryintohairoilandsewthelavenderintosachets.If,however,hethenboughtadequatesuppliesofmusk,civet,andcastorforthenextyear,PelissierwouldtakeanotiontocreateaperfumecalledForestBlossom,whichwouldbeanimmediatesuccess.

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