451 по фаренгейту
Burning Bright
"What’swrong?Isn’tthatallright?"saidMontag.
"Betterthanallright;perfect!"GrangerturnedtotheReverend. "DowehaveaBookofEcclesiastes?"
"One.AmannamedHarrisofYoungstown."
"Montag."GrangertookMontag’sshoulderfirmly. "Walkcarefully.Guardyourhealth. IfanythingshouldhappentoHarris,youaretheBookofEcclesiastes. Seehowimportantyou’vebecomeinthelastminute!"
"ButI’veforgotten!"
"No,nothing’severlost. Wehavewaystoshakedownyourclinkersforyou."
"ButI’vetriedtoremember!"
"Don’ttry.It’llcomewhenweneedit. Allofushavephotographicmemories,butspendalifetimelearninghowtoblockoffthethingsthatarereallyinthere. Simmonsherehasworkedonitfortwentyyearsandnowwe’vegotthemethoddowntowherewecanrecallanythingthat’sbeenreadonce. Wouldyoulike,someday,Montag,toreadPlato’sRepublic?"
"Ofcourse!"
"IamPlato’sRepublic. LiketoreadMarcusAurelius? Mr.SimmonsisMarcus."
"Howdoyoudo?"saidMr.Simmons.
"Hello,"saidMontag.
"IwantyoutomeetJonathanSwift,theauthorofthatevilpoliticalbook,Gulliver’sTravels!
