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Part II
ItwouldbenecessarytoestablishcontactwithGonzalesagain.TwodayslaterRambertwashavinglunchwiththefootballer.
"It’sridiculous,"hesaid."Weshouldhavesettledonsomewayofcontactingoneanother."
Rambertcouldonlyagree.
"Tomorrowmorningwe’llgoandseethekidsandtrytoarrangeitall."
Thenextdaythekidswerenotathome.AmeetingwasarrangedforthefollowingdayatnoononthePlaceduLycéeandRambertwenthomewithalookonhisfacethatstruckTarrouwhenhemethimthatafternoon.
"Somethingwrong?"Tarrouasked.
"It’shavingtostartoveragain,"Rambertsaid.
Andherepeatedhisinvitation:"Comeoverthisevening."
ThateveningwhenthetwomencameintoRambert’sroomhewasstretchedoutonthebed.Hegotupandfilledsomeglassesthathehadready.Rieux,takinghisdrink,askedifthingsweregoingwell.Thejournalistsaidthathehadoncemorecompletedafullround,gotbacktothesamepointandwouldsoonhavehisfinalmeeting.Hedrank,andadded:
"Ofcourse,theywon’tcome."
"Youmustn’tmakearegularthingoutofit,"saidTarrou.
"Youstillhaven’tunderstood,"Rambertreplied,shrugginghisshoulders.
"Whathaven’tweunderstood?"
"Theplague."
"Ah!"saidRieux.
