Behind the walls of other houses there was a hustle and bustle that had not been heard for months . Rieux waited for the general statistics to be published , as they were at the start of each week . They showed a decline in the disease .
За стенами других домов стоял шум и суета, которых не было слышно уже несколько месяцев. Риэ ждал публикации общей статистики, которая была в начале каждой недели. Они показали снижение заболеваемости.