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Part II
Iknowverywellthatthiswholebusinessisstupid,butweareallinvolved.Wemustacceptthingsastheyare."
"ButIdon’tbelonghere!"
"I’msorrytosaythatfromnowonyouwillbelonghereaseveryoneelsedoes."
Theothermanreactedexcitedly:
"It’saquestionofhumanity,Ipromiseyou.Perhapsyoudon’trealizewhataseparationsuchasthismeansfortwopeoplewhoarefondofoneanother."
Rieuxdidnotansweratonce.Thenhesaidthathethoughthedidunderstand.HewantedwithallhisstrengthforRamberttobebackwithhiswomanandforallthosewholovedoneanothertobereunited,buttherewereregulationsandlaws,andtherewasplague:histaskwastodowhathadtobedone.
"No,"Rambertsaidbitterly."Youcannotunderstand.Youaretalkingthelanguageofreason,youarethinkinginabstractterms."
ThedoctorlookedupattheRepublicandsaidthathedidnotknowwhetherhewasspeakingthelanguageofreason,buthewasspeakingthelanguageofthefacts,whichwasnotnecessarilythesamething.Thejournalistadjustedhistie.
"SothatmeansthatIshallhavetomanagesomeotherway,doesit?Inanycase,"hesaid,withasortofdefiance,"Ishallleavethistown."
Thedoctorsaidthatheunderstoodthattoo,butitwasnoneofhisbusiness.
"Yes,itisyourbusiness,"Rambertsaid,flaringupsuddenly.
