Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 14

           Attarofroses,clove,andstorax-itwasthosethreeingredientsthathehadsearchedforsodesperatelythisafternoon.Joiningthemwiththeotherpartsofthecomposition-whichhebelievedhehadrecognizedaswell-wouldunitethesegmentsintoapretty,roundedpastry.Itwasnowonlyaquestionoftheexactproportionsinwhichyouhadtojointhem.Tofindthatout,he,Baldini,wouldhavetorunexperimentsforseveraldays,ahorribletask,almostworsethanthebasicidentificationoftheparts,foritmeantyouhadtomeasureandweighandrecordandallthewhilepaydamncloseattention,becausetheleastbitofinattention-atrembleofthepipette,amistakeincountingdrops-couldruinthewholething.Andeverybotchedattemptwasdreadfullyexpensive.Everyruinedmixturewasworthasmallfortune…Hewantedtotestthismannikin,wantedtoaskhimabouttheexactformulaforAmorandPsyche.Ifheknewit,tothedropanddram,thenhewasobviouslyanimpostorwhohadsomehowpinchedtherecipefromPelissierinordertogainaccessandgetapositionwithhim,Baldini.Butifhecameclose,thenhewasageniusofscentandassuchprovokedBaldini’sprofessionalinterest.NotthatBaldiniwouldjeopardizehisfirmdecisiontogiveuphisbusiness!ThisperfumebyPelissierwasitselfnottheimportantthingtohim.

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