![]() ![]() He goes and gets a knife from the kitchen and holds it out to her, inviting her to stab and kill him, but when she refuses, he stabs her in the stomach instead, killing her. Texel tells her that that was why he had come - firstly to learn her name, and secondly to allow her to finally avenge herself for the rape by killing him. ![]() She demands to know if he has come back to rape her again, and warns him that if he tries, she will defend herself with knives from the kitchen. Partway through the tea, the woman recognizes Texel by his laugh. Not recognizing him as her attacker, the woman assumed Texel was a friend of her husband's and kindly invited him back to her home for tea. She refused to tell him.Īfter the encounter, Texel searched Paris obsessively for the woman and finally found her again, ten years later in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Because he is used to doing what he wants, Texel assaulted and raped her there in the graveyard, afterwards professing his love to her and demanding to know her name. He met her in the Montmartre Cemetery in Paris and was immediately struck by her beauty and resemblance to a certain statue in the graveyard. Texel begins telling another story, about the only woman he ever loved. It becomes clear that Angust used to be married, but his wife has died. Eventually however, his arms become tired and he is forced to lower them. At this point, Angust decides he has heard enough and tries to block out Texel's words by covering his ears with his hands. Texel explains that he does not believe in God or the Devil, but rather in "l'ennemi," the self's personal enemy that is inside of everyone. One day however, he forced himself to eat it, and found it so appealing that he ravenously ate all of the cat food himself while the cats looked on. He hated the job, as the fish and rice concoction always nauseated him and he had to close his eyes while he mixed it. When Texel was around 12 years old he lived with his grandparents, and one of his jobs was to mix the cat food and serve it to the cats. The conversation between Texel and Angust continues, and Texel tells another story from his childhood. The next morning it was revealed that the Franck had died unexpectedly during the night of cardiac arrest. Texel explains that as a child he had always been envious of the boy (named Franck) who was more popular than Texel, and so one night he prayed to God that Franck would die. Texel begins telling a story about his childhood, in which he believes he "murdered" one of his elementary-school classmates. Eventually Angust becomes drawn into the conversation. Texel explains that he simply wants to, and he always does exactly what he wants. He wonders why Texel insists on talking to him. At first Angust is annoyed by Texel, who insists on talking to him, despite cues that Angust is not interested in being engaged. He meets another man, who introduces himself as Textor Texel from Holland. Jérôme Angust, a man on a business trip, waits for a delayed flight. The whole story takes place at an airport. ![]() "Without wanting to, I have committed the perfect crime: nobody saw me coming, except for the victim. It was also the tenth book published by Albin Michel. The Enemy's Cosmetique ( French: Cosmétique de l'ennemi) is the tenth novel written by Belgian author Amélie Nothomb. ![]()
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