Чума
Part IV
AllIsayisthatonthisearththerearepestilencesandtherearevictims—andasfaraspossibleonemustrefusetobeonthesideofthepestilence.Thismayseemrathersimpletoyou,andIdon’tknowifitissimple,butIdoknowthatitistrue.Ihaveheardsomanyargumentswhichnearlyturnedmyhead,andwhichturnedenoughotherheadsforthemtoconsenttomurder,thatIunderstoodthatallthemisfortunesofmankindcamefromnotstatingthingsinclearterms.SoIdecidedthentospeakandactclearly,toputmyselfontherightpath.Consequently,Isaythattherearepestilencesandvictims,andnothingmore.IfinsayingthisIbecomeapestilencemyself,atleastIamnotaconsentingone.Iamtryingtobeaninnocentmurderer.Yousee,it’snotahighambition.
"Ofcourse,thereshouldbeathirdcategory,thatoftruehealers,butit’safactthatonedoesnotmeetmanyofthose,becauseitmustbehardtoachieve.ThisiswhyIdecidedtoplacemyselfonthesideofthevictims,oneveryoccasion,tolimitthedamage.Amongthem,Icanatleastseekhowonearrivesatthethirdcategory,thatistosayatpeace."
WhenhehadfinishedTarrouswunghislegandgentlytappedhisfootagainsttheparapet.AfterapausethedoctorsatupalittleandaskedifTarrouhadanyideaoftheroadthatoneshouldfollowtoarriveatpeace.
"Yes,sympathy."
Twoambulancesirensrangoutinthedistance.
