Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 11

           Oneofthosebattleshipseasilycostagood300,000livres,andasinglecannonshotwouldsinkitinfiveminutes,forgoodandall,paidforwithourtaxes.Theministeroffinancehadrecentlydemandedone-tenthofallincome,andthatwassimplyruinous,evenifyoudidn’tpayMonsieurhistithe.Theveryattitudewasperverse.Man’smisfortunestemsfromthefactthathedoesnotwanttostayintheroomwherehebelongs.Pascalsaidthat.AndPascalwasagreatman,aFrangipanioftheintellect,arealcraftsman,sotospeak,andnoonewantsoneofthoseanymore.PeoplereadincendiarybooksnowbyHuguenotsorEnglishmen.Ortheywritetractsorso-calledscientificmasterpiecesthatputanythingandeverythinginquestion.Nothingissupposedtoberightanymore,suddenlyeverythingoughttobedifferent.Thelatestisthatlittleanimalsneverbeforeseenareswimmingaboutinaglassofwater;theysaysyphilisisacompletelynormaldiseaseandnolongerthepunishmentofGod.Goddidn’tmaketheworldinsevendays,it’ssaid,butovermillionsofyears,ifitwasHeatall.Savagesarehumanbeingslikeus;weraiseourchildrenwrong;andtheearthisnolongerroundlikeitwas,butflatonthetopandbottomlikeamelon-asifthatmadeadamnbitofdifference!Ineveryfield,peoplequestionandboreandscrutinizeandpryanddabblewithexperiments.It’snolongerenoughforamantosaythatsomethingissoorhowitisso-everythingnowhastobeprovenbesides,preferablywithwitnessesandnumbersandoneoranotheroftheseridiculousexperiments.

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