451 по фаренгейту
It was a pleasure to burn
"We’llhavetheHoundcheckedbyourtechnicianstomorrow.
"Thisisn’tthefirsttimeit’sthreatenedme,"saidMontag."Lastmonthithappenedtwice."
"We’llfixitup.Don’tworry"
ButMontagdidnotmoveandonlystoodthinkingoftheventilatorgrilleinthehallathomeandwhatlayhiddenbehindthegrille. Ifsomeonehereinthefirehouseknewabouttheventilatorthenmightn’tthey"tell"theHound...?
TheCaptaincameovertothedrop-holeandgaveMontagaquestioningglance.
"Iwasjustfiguring,"saidMontag,"whatdoestheHoundthinkaboutdowntherenights? Isitcomingaliveonus,really?Itmakesmecold."
"Itdoesn’tthinkanythingwedon’twantittothink."
"That’ssad,"saidMontag,quietly,"becauseallweputintoitishuntingandfindingandkilling. Whatashameifthat’sallitcaneverknow."‘
Beattysnorted,gently. "Hell!It’safinebitofcraftsmanship,agoodriflethatcanfetchitsowntargetandguaranteesthebull’s-eyeeverytime."
"That’swhy,"saidMontag."Iwouldn’twanttobeitsnextvictim.
"Why?Yougotaguiltyconscienceaboutsomething?"
Montagglancedupswiftly.
