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Part II
"IcametoseeyoubecauseIwastoldthatyouhadamajorroleinthedecisionsthathavebeentaken,soIthoughtthatinonecaseatleastyoumightundowhatyouhadhelpedtodo.Butyoudon’tcare.Youthoughtofnoone.Youdidn’tconsiderthosewhowerekeptapart."
Rieuxacknowledgedthat,inasense,thiswastrue:hedidnotwanttoconsidersuchcases.
"Oh,Isee!"saidRambert."You’regoingtotellmeaboutpublicservice.Butthegeneralgoodconsistsinthehappinessofeach."
"Come,now,"saidthedoctor,whoseemedtobeemergingfromamomentofabsent-mindedness."It’sthatandit’sotherthings.Youshouldnotjudge.Butyouarewrongtofeelangry.Ifyoucouldgetawayfromthisbusiness,Ishouldbeveryhappyindeed.It’sjustthattherearecertainthingsthatmypositionforbidsmetodo."
Theothermanshookhisheadimpatiently.
"Yes,Iwaswrongtogetannoyed.AndI’vetakenupenoughofyourtimealready."
Rieuxaskedhimtolethimknowwhathewasuptoandnottoholditagainsthim.Therewassurelysomecommongroundwheretheycouldmeet.Suddenly,Rambertseemedbewildered:
"Ithinkso,"hesaidafterapause."Yes,Ithinkso,inspiteofmyselfandinspiteofeverythingyouhavetoldme."
Hepausedagain:
"ButIcannotapproveofyourattitude."
Hepulledhishatdownoverhisforeheadandquicklywalkedaway.
