Чума
Part V
"No,nothingdefiniteyet,"saidRieuxafterexamininghim.
ButTarrouhadaragingthirst.Inthecorridorthedoctortoldhismotherthatitmightbethestartoftheplague.
"Oh,no!"shesaid."Itcan’tbe,notnow!"
Andimmediatelyafterwards:
"Let’skeephimhere,Bernard."
Rieuxthoughtaboutit.
"Idon’thavetheright,"hesaid."Butthegatesaregoingtoreopen.IthinkthatthiswouldbethefirstrightthatIwouldclaimformyself,ifyouwerenothere."
"Bernard,"shesaid."Keepusboth.YouknowthatIhavejustbeenrevaccinated."
ThedoctorsaidthatthesamewastrueofTarrou,butthat,perhapsbecausehewastired,hemusthaveforgottenthelastinjectionofserumandforgottentotakesomeprecautions.
Rieuxwasalreadyonhiswaytohisconsulting-room.WhenhegotbacktothebedroomTarrousawthathewascarryingthehugeampoulesoftheserum.
"Sothat’sit,"hesaid.
"No,thisisaprecaution."
InreplyTarroumerelyheldouthisarmandsubmittedtotheinterminableinjectionthathehadhimselfgiventoothers.
"We’llseethisevening,"saidRieux,lookingdirectlyatTarrou.
"Whataboutisolatingme,Rieux?"
"Itisnotatallcertainthatyouhavetheplague."
Tarroumadeanefforttosmile.
