Chapter 14

           THEGOATSKINSfortheSpanishleather!Baldinirememberednow.HehadorderedthehidesfromGrimalafewdaysbefore,thefinest,softestgoatskintobeusedasablotterforCountVerhamont’sdesk,fifteenfrancsapiece.Buthereallydidnotneedthemanymoreandcouldsparetheexpense.Ontheotherhand,ifheweresimplytosendtheboyback…?Whoknew-itcouldmakeabadimpression,peoplemightbegintotalk,rumorsmightstart:Baldiniisgettingundependable,Baldiniisn’tgettinganyorders,Baldinican’tpayhisbills…andthatwouldnotbegood;no,no,becausesomethinglikethatwaslikelytolowerthesellingpriceofhisbusiness.Itwouldbebettertoaccepttheseuselessgoatskins.NooneneededtoknowaheadoftimethatGiuseppeBaldinihadchangedhislife.“Comein!”Helettheboyinside,andtheywalkedacrosstotheshop,Baldinileadingwiththecandle,Grenouillebehindhimwiththehides.ItwasthefirsttimeGrenouillehadeverbeeninaperfumery,aplaceinwhichodorsarenotaccessoriesbutstandunabashedlyatthecenterofinterest.Naturallyhekneweverysingleperfumeryandapothecaryinthecity,hadstoodfornightsonendattheirshopwindows,hisnosepressedtothecracksoftheirdoors.Hekneweverysingleodorhandledhereandhadoftenmergedtheminhisinnermostthoughtstocreatethemostsplendidperfumes.Sotherewasnothingnewawaitinghim.

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