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Part IV
"Castelhascompletedhisfirstvaccinesandsuggestscarryingoutatrial."
"Ah!"Rieuxsaid."That’sgood."
"AndRambertishere."
Rieuxturnedround.Hiseyesnarrowedabovethemaskwhenhesawthejournalist.
"Whatareyoudoinghere?Youshouldbesomewhereelse."
TarrousaiditwasfortonightatmidnightandRambertadded:"Intheory."
Everytimeoneofthemspoke,thegauzemaskpuffedoutandgrewdamparoundthemouth.Thismadeconversationsslightlyunreal,likeadialoguebetweenstatues.
"I’dliketotalktoyou,"saidRambert.
"We’llleavetogether,ifyoulike.WaitformeinTarrou’soffice."
AmomentlaterRambertandRieuxweresettlingintothebackofthedoctor’scar.Tarrouwasdriving.
"Nomorefuel,"hesaid,startingtheengine."Tomorrow,we’llhavetowalk."
"Doctor,"Rambertsaid."I’mnotleavingandIwanttostaywithyou."
Tarroudidnotflinch.Hecarriedondriving.Rieuxappearedincapableofescapingfromhisfatigue.
"Whatabouther?"hesaidinadullvoice.
Rambertsaidthathehadthoughtitoveragain.Hestillbelievedwhathebelieved,butifhewentawayhewouldfeelashamed.Itwouldmakehimuncomfortablelovingthewomanhehadleft.
