Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 12

           Judgenotaslongasyou’resmelling!Thatisrulenumberone,Baldini,youmuttonhead!Smellwhenyou’resmellingandjudgeafteryouhavesmelled!AmorandPsycheisnothalfbadasaperfume.Athoroughlysuccessfulproduct.Acleverlymanagedbitofconcocting.Ifnottosayconjuring.AndyoucouldexpectnothingbutconjuringfromamanlikePelissier.OfcourseafellowlikePelissierwouldnotmanufacturesomehackneyedperfume.Thescoundrelconjuredwithcompletemasteryofhisart,confusingyoursenseofsmellwithitsperfectharmony.Intheclassicalartsofscent,themanwasawolfinsheep’sclothing.Inshort,hewasamonsterwithtalent.Andwhatwasworse,aperverterofthetruefaith.Butyou,Baldini,arenotgoingtobefooled.Youweresurprisedforamomentbyyourfirstimpressionofthisconcoction.Butdoyouknowhowitwillsmellanhourfromnowwhenitsvolatileingredientshavefledandthecentralstructureemerges?Orhowitwillsmellthiseveningwhenallthatisstillperceptiblearetheheavy,darkcomponentsthatnowlieinodoroustwilightbeneathaveilofflowers?Waitandsee,Baldini!Thesecondruleis:perfumelivesintime;ithasitsyouth,itsmaturity,anditsoldage.Andonlyifitgivesoffascentequallypleasantatallthreedifferentstagesofitslife,canitbecalledsuccessful.Howoftenhavewenotdiscoveredthatamixturethatsmelleddelightfullyfreshwhenfirsttested,afterabriefintervalwasmorelikerottenfruit,andfinallyreekedofnothingbutthepurecivetwehadusedtoomuchof.

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