Чума
Part IV
Inthisway,theywereinformedthatthelifefromwhichtheywereexcludedcontinuedafewmetresawayfromthemandthattheconcretewallsseparatedtwoworldsasforeigntooneanotherasiftheyhadbeenondifferentplanets.
ThedaythatTarrouandRambertchosetogotothestadiumwasaSundayafternoon.TheywereaccompaniedbyGonzales,thefootballplayer,whomRamberthaddiscoveredandwhoeventuallyagreedtomanagesupervisionofthestadiumonarotasystem.Rambertwastopresenthimtothecampadministrator.Whentheymet,Gonzaleshadtoldthetwomenthatthiswasthetimewhenheusedtogetdressedtostarthismatch,inthedaysbeforetheplague.Nowthatthesportsgroundshadbeenrequisitioned,itwasnolongerpossibleandGonzalesfelt(andlooked)entirelyatalooseend.Thiswasoneofthereasonswhyhehadacceptedthisjobasasupervisor,aslongasheonlyhadtoworkatweekends.Theskywashalf-coveredincloudsandGonzales,sniffingtheair,regretfullyobservedthatthisweather,neitherrainynorhot,wasjustrightforagoodmatch.Herecalledasbesthecouldthesmellofembrocationinthedressing-rooms,thericketystands,thebrightlycolouredjerseysonthetawnypitchandthehalf-timelemonsorlemonadethatwouldtickledrythroatswithathousandrefreshingbubbles.Tarrounotesmoreoverthatthroughoutthewholejourneythroughtherun-downstreetsoftheworking-classquarters,theplayerwascontinuallykickinganypebblesthatlayinhispath.
