first she had to forget the smell of carrot - anxious sweat , soap , the lingering hints of armour polish ... ... and fred colon , all perspiration with a hint of beer , and then the odd ointment nobby used for his skin condition , and the smells of feet , bodies , clothes , polish , fingernails ... after an hour it was possible for the eye of the nose to see someone walk across the room , frozen in time by their smell .