Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 11

           When,withouttheleastembarrassment,peoplecouldbrazenlycallintoquestiontheauthorityofGod’sChurch;whentheycouldspeakofthemonarchy-equallyacreatureofGod’sgrace-andthesacredpersonofthekinghimselfasiftheywerebothsimplyinterchangeableitemsinacatalogofvariousformsofgovernmenttobeselectedonawhim;whentheyhadtheultimateaudacity-andhaveittheydid-todescribeGodHimself,theAlmighty,VeryGodofVeryGod,asdispensableandtomaintaininallearnestnessthatorder,morals,andhappinessonthisearthcouldbeconceivedofwithoutHim,purelyasmattersofman’sinherentmoralityandreason…God,goodGod!-thenyouneedn’twonderthateverythingwasturnedupsidedown,thatmoralshaddegenerated,andthathumankindhadbroughtdownuponitselfthejudgmentofHimwhomitdenied.Itwouldcometoabadend.Thegreatcometof1681-theyhadmockedit,callingitamereclumpofstars,whileintruthitwasanomensentbyGodinwarning,forithadportended,aswasclearbynow,acenturyofdeclineanddisintegration,endinginthespiritual,political,andreligiousquagmirethatmanhadcreatedforhimself,intowhichhewouldonedaysinkandwhereonlyglossy,stinkingswampflowersflourished,likePelissierhimself!Baidinistoodatthewindow,anoldman,andgazedmalevolentlyatthesunangledabovetheriver.Bargesemergedbeneathhimandslidslowlytothewest,towardthePont-NeufandthequaybelowthegalleriesoftheLouvre.Noonepoledbargesagainstthecurrenthere,forthattheyusedthechannelontheothersideoftheisland.

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