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The Sieve and the Sand
"Idiot,what’reyoudoing!"Fabersprangup,asifhehadbeenstruck. Hefell,againstMontag. Montagwardedhimoffandlethishandscontinue. Sixmorepagesfelltothefloor. HepickedthemupandwaddedthepaperunderFaber’sgaze.
"Don’t,oh,don’t!"saidtheoldman.
"Whocanstopme?I’mafireman.Icanburnyou!"
Theoldmanstoodlookingathim. "Youwouldn’t."
"Icould!"
"Thebook.Don’ttearitanymore." Fabersankintoachair,hisfaceverywhite,hismouthtrembling. "Don’tmakemefeelanymoretired.Whatdoyouwant?"
"Ineedyoutoteachme."
"Allright,allright."
Montagputthebookdown. Hebegantounwadthecrumpledpaperandflattenitoutastheoldmanwatchedtiredly.
Fabershookhisheadasifhewerewakingup.
"Montag,haveyousomemoney?"
"Some.Four,fivehundreddollars.Why?"
"Bringit.Iknowamanwhoprintedourcollegepaperhalfacenturyago. ThatwastheyearIcametoclassatthestartofthenewsemesterandfoundonlyonestudenttosignupforDramafromAeschylustoO’Neill.
