Fahrenheit 451 Page #4

WE HAVE FUN IN MY CLASSES,

AND THEY DON'T LIKE THAT.

THERE WAS ANOTHER TEACHER,

THE ONE I REPLACED.

THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER.

THEY DIDN'T LIKE HER EITHER.

NOW SHE'S IN SOME AWFUL KIND

OF TROUBLE.

THEN IT WASN' THE ANALYST.

IT WAS THE STAFF THA WANTED TO GET RID OF YOU

BECAUSE YOU ARE DIFFERENT.

LOOK AT THAT FELLOW

OVER THERE.

WHAT'S HE DOING ?

THAT'S

THE INFORMATION BOX.

- HE CAN'T MAKE UP HIS MIND.

- WHAT'S HE WANT TO FIND OUT ?

HE DOESN'T WAN TO FIND OUT ANYTHING.

HE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO HAS BOOKS.

SO HE GOT HOLD:

OF THAT PERSON'S

PICTURE AND NUMBER,

AND IS GOING TO DROP I INTO THAT BOX.

- BUT HE'S AN INFORMER !

- NO, HE'S AN INFORMANT.

LOOK AT HIM.

LIKE SOMEONE CIRCLING

AROUND A WOMAN.

HE'S PUTTING SOMETHING

IN HIS MOUTH.

IT'S A STIMULANT...

TO WORK UP HIS NERVE.

HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE

NO ONE CAN SEE HIM.

LOOK AT HIM.

HE'S WALKING AWAY.

YOU SEE ? HE COULDN' GO THROUGH WITH IT.

DON'T WORRY, HE'LL BE BACK.

HERE HE COMES.

[ Woman ]

GOOD LORD,

MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

THERE. WHAT A RELIEF.

NOW HE'S GOT RID OF

HIS NOISY NEIGHBOR...

OR HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW

WHO HAS GOT A BETTER JOB

OR EVEN HIS MOTHER.

WHY NOT ?

IT'S TIME TO WORK.

PLEASE,

GO BACK TO THE SCHOOL

AND TRY TO FIND OUT.

NO, I CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU MUST FIND AN EXCUSE

TO GO BACK THERE.

SUPPOSE I OUGHT TO GO

AND CLEAR OUT MY LOCKER.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

UH, I HAVE TO HURRY.

GOOD LUCK.

I'M NOT GOING.

YOU MUST COME WITH ME.

BUT I CAN'T.

I HAVE TO GO TO WORK.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

COME ON.

LEAVE IT TO ME.

THE RODIER FIREHOUSE.

EXTENSION ONE, MISS.

[ Man On Phone ]

RODIER FIREHOUSE LISTENING.

CAN I SPEAK TO--

WHO'S CALLING ?

- I'M SPEAKING FOR MONTAG.

-[ Man ] YES ?

CAN I SPEAK:

TO THE CAPTAIN ?

ONE MOMENT.

CAPTAIN:

LISTENING.

THIS IS LINDA MONTAG.

[ Captain ]

MONTAG'S WIFE ?

[ Woman ]

YES.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU ?

MY HUSBAND:

ASKED ME TO TELL YOU...

HE'S BEEN TAKEN ILL

AND CAN'T LEAVE HIS BED.

NOTHING SERIOUS, I HOPE.

NO, HE SHOULD BE UP

BY THIS EVENING.

- VERY WELL, MADAM.

THANK YOU FOR INFORMING ME.

- THANK YOU.

[ Bells Ringing ]

MONTAG'S WIFE.

HE'S NOT TOO WELL.

HE'S STAYING IN BED.

[ Toy Continues Ringing ]

MONTAG ?

MMM.

[ Stops Ringing ]

IS HE ?

I SEE.

WELL, FABIAN,

THAT'LL DO FOR NOW.

UNTIL THE MEETING.

OKAY.

[ Fire Flaming ]

[ Children Reciting ]

NINE THIRTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN.

NINE FOURTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX.

NINE FIFTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE.

NINE SIXTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR.

NINE SEVENTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE.

THAT'S ROBERT.

NINE EIGHTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO.

NINE NINETEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE.

[ Reciting Continues,

Indistinct ]

ROBERT.

[ Girl Reciting ]

NINE THIRTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN.

IT MAY BE MY UNIFORM.

YES, YES, THAT'S

WHAT FRIGHTENED HIM !

IT MUST HAVE BEEN

YOUR UNIFORM.

GO AHEAD.

I'LL WAIT HERE.

NINE FIFTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE.

ALL RIGHT.

NINE SIXTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR.

???? [ Whistling ]

NINE SEVENTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE.

???? [ Whistling Continues ]

NINE EIGHTEENS ARE

A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE.

???? [ Whistling, Footsteps ]

[ Girl Continues Reciting,

Indistinct ]

[ Stops Whistling ]

[ Crying ]

[ Continues Crying ]

[ Shade Rolls Down,

Door Opens ]

[ Children Reciting ]

ONE TWELVE IS TWELVE.

TWO TWELVES IS TWENTY-FOUR.

THREE TWELVES IS THIRTY-SIX.

FOUR TWELVES IS FORTY-EIGHT.

FIVE TWELVES IS SIXTY.

[ Crying ]

SIX TWELVES IS SEVENTY-TWO.

SEVEN TWELVES IS EIGHTY-FOUR.

[ Continues Crying ]

EIGHT TWELVES:

IS NINETY-SIX.

NINE TWELVES:

IS A HUNDRED AND EIGHT.

TEN TWELVES:

IS A HUNDRED AND TWENTY.

ELEVEN TWELVES:

IS A HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO.

TWELVE TWELVES--

[ Door Closes ]

[ Crying ]

[ Elevator Whirring ]

I'M GOING

TO BE PROMOTED.

THEY'LL LISTEN

TO ME THEN.

I'LL GO AND SEE YOUR

PRINCIPAL MYSELF. COME.

[ Crying Harder ]

WHY ?

WHAT ?

HOW DID IT COME ABOUT ?

WHAT MADE IT BEGIN ?

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO DO--

HOW COULD SOMEONE LIKE YOU

BE DOING THIS KIND OF WORK ?

I KNOW EVERYONE SAYS THAT.

BUT YOU !

YOU'RE NOT LIKE THEM.

WHEN I SAY SOMETHING TO YOU,

YOU LOOK AT ME.

WHY DID YOU:

CHOOSE THIS JOB ?

FOR YOU IT DOESN'T SEEM

TO MAKE ANY SENSE.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHA YOU ASKED ME THE OTHER DAY ?

IF I EVER READ THE BOOKS

I BURN ? REMEMBER ?

MM-HMM.

LAST NIGHT I READ ONE.

[ Pages Turning ]

[ Montag ]

"BECAUSE I'D BE ASHAMED

OF MYSELF."

[ Pages Turning ]

ASHAMED OF MYSELF.

"IT WAS A LITTLE

AFTER HALF PAST 11:00."

[ Drops Books ]

[ Gasps ]

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, LINDA ?

- I FOUND THESE THINGS

IN THE HOUSE.

I DON'T WANT THESE THINGS.

THEY FRIGHTEN ME.

YOU SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE

IN FRONT OF THAT "FAMILY"

ON THE WALL.

THESE BOOKS:

AREMYFAMILY.

WHEN DID WE FIRST MEET ?

AND WHERE ?

WHAT ?

WHEN DID WE MEE FOR THE FIRST TIME ?

I DON'T KNOW.

LET ME THINK.

NO, I REALLY

CAN'T REMEMBER.

OH, THAT'S RATHER SAD.

DON'T YOU THINK ? I DO.

I THINK IT'S VERY SAD.

BEHIND EACH OF THESE

BOOKS, THERE'S A MAN.

THAT'S WHAT INTERESTS ME.

SO LEAVE THEM ALONE

AND GO BACK TO BED.

I CAN'T SLEEP.

YOU HAVE YOUR PILLS,

HAVEN'T YOU ?

"RHINOCEROS:

"ANY OF CERTAIN LARGE, POWERFUL,

"THICK-SKINNED

PERISSODACTYL MAMMALS...

"OF THE FAMILY...

RHINOCEROTIDAE."

WELL,

LOOK WHO'S HERE.

WHAT ABOUT IT ?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

ON SICK LEAVE.

SICK LEAVE ?

WHO GAVE YOU THAT IDEA ?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

I MUST HAVE GOT IT WRONG.

[ Alarm Ringing,

Siren Blaring ]

[ Alarm, Siren Continue ]

HURRY UP.

MONTAG, YOU'VE

FORGOTTEN YOUR HELMET.

[ Alarm, Siren Stop ]

WHAT'S THIS, MONTAG ?

SOMETHING WRONG BETWEEN

YOU AND THE POLE ?

[ Boy ]

OH, MUMMY, LOOK !

FIREMEN.

MUMMY, THERE'S GOING

TO BE A FIRE.

[ Laughing ]

[ Continues Laughing ]

[ Laughing Continues ]

"PLAY THE MAN,

MASTER RIDLEY.

"WE SHALL THIS DAY LIGHT SUCH

A CANDLE, BY GOD'S GRACE...

AS I TRUST SHALL

NEVER BE PUT OUT."

THE POLICE HAVEN' DONE THEIR JOB VERY WELL.

WHO IS THIS WOMAN ?

WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE ?

WELL, SHE'S CERTAINLY

WORTH LOOKING AT ANYWAY.

POLICE ARRESTED THE FAMILY

THIS MORNING, SIR.

SHE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT.

WHERE ARE THE BOOKS ?

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT,

YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE.

UPSTAIRS. MONTAG,

YOU STAY HERE.

- HEY ! YOU TWO, IN THERE !

-[ Pounding ]

IN THERE.

GO ON.

[ Glass Shattering ]

- DOWN THERE !

THROW THEM ALL DOWN !

- [ Pounding Wall ]

- BREAK IT OPEN ! THAT'S IT.

- [ Glass Shattering ]

THIS WAY ! COME ON !

DOWN THERE !

THROW THEM ALL DOWN !

ALL THE BOOKS ! ALL OF THEM !

THIS WAY ! COME ON !

[ Shattering Glass ]

"ONCE UPON A TIME,

THERE WAS A POOR WOODCUTTER

WHOSE NAME WAS--"

THEY CAN'T HAVE

MY BOOKS. THEY'LL

NEVER TAKE THEM AWAY.

MONTAG, I THINK

YOU SHOULD SEE THIS.

[ Montag ] YES, SIR.

COME ON ! QUICKLY !

THIS IS A REAL EYEFUL.

AH, MONTAG.

I KNEW IT. I KNEW IT.

OF COURSE, ALL THIS--

THE EXISTENCE OF A SECRET...

LIBRARY WAS KNOWN

IN HIGH PLACES,

BUT THERE WAS NO WAY

OF GETTING AT IT.

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