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Part IV
ButRieuxsatupandsaidfirmlythatthiswasridiculousandthattherewasnoshameinchoosinghappiness.
"Yes,"saidRambert."Buttheremaybeshameinbeinghappyallbyoneself."
Tarrou,whohadsaidnothinguptonow,remarkedwithoutturninghisheadthatifRambertwantedtosharethemisfortunesofmankind,hewouldneveragainhavetimeforhappiness.Youhadtochoose.
"That’snotit,"saidRambert."IalwaysthoughtthatIwasastrangerinthistownandhadnothingtodowithyou.ButnowthatIhaveseenwhatIhaveseen,IknowthatIcomefromhere,whetherIlikeitornot.Thisbusinessconcernsallofus."
NooneansweredandRambertseemedirritated.
"Inanycase,youknowthataswellasIdo!Otherwise,whatareyoudoinginthathospitalofyours?Haveyoumadeyourchoicethenandgivenuponhappiness?"
StillneitherTarrounorRieuxanswered.Thesilencelastedalongtime,untiltheywereclosetothedoctor’shouse.ThenoncemoreRambertaskedhislastquestion,stillmoreemphatically.OnlyRieuxturnedtowardshim,raisinghimselfwithdifficulty.
"I’msorryRambert,"hesaid."ButIdon’tknow.Staywithusifthat’swhatyouwant."
Hewassilencedasthecarswerved.Thenhecarriedon,lookingstraightahead:
"Nothingintheworldshouldturnyouawayfromwhatyoulove.AndyetI,too,amturningaway,withoutunderstandingwhy.
