451 по фаренгейту
Burning Bright
"Iheardthecaptaintalkingtoyouandsuddenlytherewasnothing. Ialmostcameoutlookingforyou."
"Thecaptain’sdead. Hefoundtheaudio-capsule,heheardyourvoice,hewasgoingtotraceit. Ikilledhimwiththeflamethrower."
Fabersatdownanddidnotspeakforatime.
"MyGod,howdidthishappen?"saidMontag. "ItwasonlytheothernighteverythingwasfineandthenextthingIknowI’mdrowning. Howmanytimescanamangodownandstillbealive? Ican’tbreathe.There’sBeattydead,andhewasmyfriendonce, andthere’sMilliegone,Ithoughtshewasmywife,butnowIdon’tknow. Andthehouseallburnt.Andmyjobgoneandmyselfontherun, andIplantedabookinafireman’shouseontheway. GoodChrist,thethingsI’vedoneinasingleweek!"
"Youdidwhatyouhadtodo.Itwascomingonforalongtime."
"Yes,Ibelievethat,ifthere’snothingelseIbelieve.Itsaveditselfuptohappen. Icouldfeelitforalongtime,Iwassavingsomethingup,Iwentarounddoingonethingandfeelinganother. God,itwasallthere.It’sawonderitdidn’tshowonme,likefat. AndnowhereIam,messingupyourlife. Theymightfollowmehere."
"Ifeelaliveforthefirsttimeinyears,"saidFaber. "IfeelI’mdoingwhatIshouldhavedonealifetimeago. ForalittlewhileI’mnotafraid. Maybeit’sbecauseI’mdoingtherightthingatlast. Maybeit’sbecauseI’vedonearashthinganddon’twanttolookthecowardtoyou. IsupposeI’llhavetodoevenmoreviolentthings,exposingmyselfsoIwon’tfalldownonthejobandturnscaredagain. Whatareyourplans?"
"Tokeeprunning."
