451 по фаренгейту

           Ashotgunblastwentoffinhislegeverytimeheputitdownandhethought, you’reafool,adamnfool,anawfulfool,anidiot,anawfulidiot,adamnidiot,andafool,adamnfool; lookatthemessandwhere’sthemop,lookatthemess,andwhatdoyoudo? Pride,damnit,andtemper,andyou’vejunkeditall,attheverystartyouvomitoneveryoneandonyourself. Buteverythingatonce,buteverythingoneontopofanother; Beatty,thewomen,Mildred,Clarisse,everything. Noexcuse,though,noexcuse.Afool,adamnfool,gogiveyourselfup! 

           No,we’llsavewhatwecan,we’lldowhatthereislefttodo. Ifwehavetoburn,let’stakeafewmorewithus. Here! 

           Herememberedthebooksandturnedback. Justontheoffchance. 

           Hefoundafewbookswherehehadleftthem,nearthegardenfence. Mildred,Godblessher,hadmissedafew. Fourbooksstilllayhiddenwherehehadputthem. Voiceswerewailinginthenightandflashbeamsswirledabout. OtherSalamanderswereroaringtheirenginesfaraway, andpolicesirenswerecuttingtheirwayacrosstownwiththeirsirens. 

           Montagtookthefourremainingbooksandhopped,jolted,hoppedhiswaydownthealley andsuddenlyfellasifhisheadhadbeencutoffandonlyhisbodylaythere. Somethinginsidehadjerkedhimtoahaltandfloppedhimdown. Helaywherehehadfallenandsobbed,hislegsfolded,hisfacepressedblindlytothegravel. 

           Beattywantedtodie. 

           InthemiddleofthecryingMontagknewitforthetruth. Beattyhadwantedtodie. Hehadjuststoodthere,notreallytryingtosavehimself,juststoodthere,joking,needling,thoughtMontag, andthethoughtwasenoughtostiflehissobbingandlethimpauseforair.