Fahrenheit 451 Page #6

"I HAD ENDEAVORED

TO ADAPT DORA TO MYSELF

AND FOUND IT IMPRACTICABLE.

"IT REMAINED FOR ME TO ADAP MYSELF TO DORA, TO SHARE WITH

HER WHAT I COULD AND BE HAPPY.

"IT MADE MY SECOND YEAR

MUCH HAPPIER THAN MY FIRST,

"AND, WHAT WAS BETTER STILL,

MADE DORA'S LIFE ALL SUNSHINE.

"BUT AS THAT YEAR WORE ON,

DORA WAS NOT STRONG.

"I HAD HOPED THAT LIGHTER HANDS

THAN MINE WOULD HELP

TO MOLD HER CHARACTER...

"AND THAT A BABY'S SMILE

UPON HER BREAST MIGHT CHANGE

MY CHILD-WIFE TO A WOMAN.

"IT WAS NOT TO BE.

MY PRETTY DORA.

"WE THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE

RUNNING ABOUT AS SHE USED

TO DO IN A FEW DAYS.

"BUT THEY SAID WAI A FEW DAYS MORE, AND THEN

WAIT A FEW DAYS MORE,

"AND STILL SHE NEITHER

RAN NOR WALKED.

"I BEGAN TO CARRY HER

DOWNSTAIRS EVERY MORNING

AND UPSTAIRS EVERY NIGHT.

"BUT SOMETIMES WHEN

I TOOK HER UP, I FELT THA SHE WAS LIGHTER IN MY ARMS.

"A DEAD, BLANK FEELING

CAME UPON ME,

"AS IF I WERE APPROACHING

SOME FROZEN REGION...

"YET UNSEEN

THAT NUMBED MY LIFE.

"I AVOIDED DIRECT RECOGNITION

OF THIS FEELING BY ANY NAME,

OVER ANY COMMUNING WITH MYSELF.

"UNTIL ONE NIGHT WHEN IT WAS

VERY STRONG UPON ME...

[ Doris Crying ]

"AND MY AUNT HAD LEFT HER

WITH HER PARTING CRY,

"'OH, GOOD-BYE,

LITTLE BLOSSOM.'

[ Crying Continues ]

"I SAT DOWN AT MY DESK,

ALONE, AND TRIED TO THINK.

"OH, WHAT A FATAL NAME

IT WAS.

[ Continues Crying ]

"AND HOW THE BLOSSOM...

WITHERED IN ITS BLOOM

UP IN THE TREE."

I KNEW THAT'S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS SAID.

LIFE ISN'T LIKE NOVELS,

NOVELS AND TEARS,

NOVELS AND SUICIDE.

NOVELS ARE SICK.

THAT WAS SHEER CRUELTY, MONTAG.

YOU'RE A CRUEL MAN.

ALL THOSE WORDS;

IDIOTIC WORDS.

EVIL WORDS:

THAT HURT PEOPLE.

ISN'T THERE ENOUGH

TROUBLE AS IT IS ?

WHY DISTURB PEOPLE

WITH THAT SORT OF FILTH ?

POOR DORIS.

BYE, LINDA.

WE WERE HAVING:

SUCH A NICE PARTY.

SUCH A SHAME.

I CAN'T BEAR

TO KNOW THOSE FEELINGS.

I'D FORGOTTEN

ALL ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

OH, I'M SORRY, DORIS.

THEY WON'T COME BACK.

I'LL BE ALL ALONE.

I WON'T BE POPULAR ANYMORE.

THEY WON'T USE ME

INTHE FAMILYANYMORE.

AND YOU MADE DORIS CRY !

SHE CRIED BECAUSE

IT IS TRUE.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW ?

HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH HARM ?

LEAVE ME ALONE, LINDA.

I'VE GOT READING TO DO.

QUITE A LOT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU ?

AREN'T YOU WELL ?

IT'S NOTHING.

I'VE GOT TO READ.

I'VE GOT TO CATCH UP WITH

THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE PAST !

[ Siren Approaching ]

[ Siren Continues ]

[ Siren Winding Down ]

[ Captain ]

RIGHT. YOU FOUR,

OVER TO THE HOUSE !

[ Fireman ]

TAKE OUT THE LINE.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

[ Knocking ]

THIS IS IT.

HURRY. GO ON !

BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU, UNCLE ?

[ Knocking ]

DON'T WORRY.

GET GOING !

[ Knocking Continues ]

[ Uncle ] ALL RIGHT.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

I'M COMING.

[ Captain ]

OPEN UP ! COME ON ! WE KNOW

THERE'S SOMEONE IN THERE !

PLEASE, WAIT A MINUTE.

I'M COMING.

COME ON !

OPEN UP !

ALL RIGHT !

I'M COMING !

COME ON, COME ON.

NOW, WATCH IT.

YOU WATCH IT.

[ Voices Continue,

Stool Tumbles ]

[ Montag ]

WHAT IS THIS ?

I'M MOVING THIS CHAIR.

I'M FED UP WITH I IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM.

AND THIS ONE...

I'M GOING TO PUT...

OVER HERE.

THERE.

AND I'M GOING TO CHANGE

THOSE CURTAINS.

I'VE NEVER LIKED THEM.

I'M GONNA GET NEW ONES.

AND I'M GONNA CHANGE

THE LAUNDRY BASKET.

I'VE DECIDED--

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE CHAIR'S MUCH BETTER

OVER THERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT WELL.

YOU WERE TOSSING

AND TURNING ALL NIGHT.

YOU KEPT ME AWAKE.

YOU OUGHT TO STAY HOME TODAY.

NO, NO, I'M GOING

TO THE FIREHOUSE.

I MUST.

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW

IF I'M GOING THERE TOMORROW

OR ANY OTHER DAY.

BUT WHAT ABOU YOUR PROMOTION ?

MY PROMOTION ?

THAT WAS BEFORE.

MONTAG.

LOOK, LAST NIGHT...

YOU WERE TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHAT'S MAKING YOU LIKE THIS ?

WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD ?

I DON'T KNOW,

AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

BUT ONE THING I DO WANT.

I WANT YOU TO GET RID

OF THOSE BOOKS.

TAKE THEM AWAY, MONTAG.

PLEASE.

I WILL. I PROMISE.

I'LL DO IT MYSELF IF YOU LIKE.

NO, I'LL DO IT...

AFTER I'VE READ THEM.

NO, NOW.

DO IT RIGHT NOW, MONTAG.

I'LL LEAVE YOU.

I CAN'T LIVE

WITH THOSE.

YOU'VE GO TO MAKE A CHOICE.

ANSWER ME, MONTAG.

HOW CAN I ANSWER, LINDA ?

I JUST DON'T KNOW.

EXCUSE ME. DO YOU KNOW

THE GIRL WHO LIVES HERE

WITH HER UNCLE ? CLARISSE.

- THEY CAME FOR THEM.

- WHO ?

- TO TAKE THEM AWAY.

- THE POLICE ?

NOT THE POLICE ?

THE FIREMEN ?

THEY CAME TO TAKE THEM AWAY.

THEY DO THAT NOW, DON'T THEY ?

ONLY TO QUESTION THEM.

THEY LET THEM COME BACK.

YOU CAN'T TELL, CAN YOU ?

THEY WEREN'T LIKE US.

THEY WERE SPECIAL.

YOU SEE OVER THERE ?

AND THERE.

AND THERE TOO.

DO YOU SEE ?

NOW LOOK AT THEIR HOUSE.

THERE'S NOTHING.

HERE, YOU ! COME HERE !

WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS ?

SIR--

LOOK ! HOW OFTEN

MUST I TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS ?

I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT I IN THE OFFICE THE OTHER DAY,

DIDN'T I ?

WHY CAN'T YOU DO

WHAT YOU'RE TOLD ?

EH ? WHY CAN'T YOU ?

LOOK ! LOOK AT YOU !

LOOK !

DID I TELL YOU TO--

HAVEN'T YOU GOT A HEAD ?

IS THE CAPTAIN IN ?

[ Man ]

HE JUST STEPPED OUT.

DIDN'T YOU PASS HIM ?

NO.

CAPTAIN.

YEAH ?

THE PEOPLE:

WHO WERE ARRESTED

LAST NIGHT, SIR.

IT'S ABOUT TIME.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU

BEEN WITH US ?

THREE YEARS, SIR.

YES, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN.

REMIND ME TO GIVE YOU ONE

OF MY PERSONAL MEDALLIONS.

THE LIKENESS IS REMARKABLE.

YOU'LL SEE.

I, UH--

YOU, UH--

I ALREADY:

HAVE ONE, SIR.

OH, SO IT WAS YOU, WAS IT ?

HOW DID YOU GET IN ?

I NEEDED SOME INFORMATION

ABOUT SOME ARRESTS THA WERE MADE LAST NIGHT.

I WANTED TO SEE:

SOME IDENTIFICATIONS.

AH ! SO MONTAG'S HANDLING

THE ARRESTS NOW, IS HE ?

OH, NO, SIR,

NOT AT ALL.

LAST NIGHT, YOU SAID.

BUT THE IDENTIFICATIONS

WOULDN'T BE THERE.

NOT YET. IN FACT,

THEY'VE JUST BEEN HANDED TO ME.

LET'S SEE NOW.

LET'S SEE IF THEY'RE

AMONGST THIS LOT.

[ Montag ]

OH, THEY'RE THE ONES !

I SEE.

A LITTLE YOUNG:

FOR HIM... I'D SAY.

[ Montag ]

HE'S HER UNCLE.

FRIENDS OF YOURS ?

OH, NO, SIR.

I KNOW THEM SLIGHTLY.

THEY LIVE NEARBY.

AH.

AND YOU'D LIKE THEIR

HOUSE, IS THAT IT ?

YES, SIR, THAT'S IT.

WELL, THE HOUSE WILL HAVE

TO BE REQUISITIONED,

BUT YOU CAN'T MOVE IN

UNTIL THE NIECE HAS BEEN

ARRESTED TOO.

OH, SHE--

SHE'S STILL AT LARGE THEN ?

FOR THE MOMENT, YES.

LOOK AT THE IDENTIFICATION.

IT HASN'T BEEN STAMPED YET.

IT'S JUST A MATTER

OF A DAY OR TWO.

WE'LL GET YOU

YOUR HOUSE. HMM ?

HOW DID YOU GET IN ?

OH, NOW,

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT ?

HMM ? STILL SHAKY ?

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COME IN.

LOOK AT YOU.

YOU LOOK LIKE DEATH.

SOME FRESH AIR,

THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED.

A NICE BIT OF FRESH AIR

WILL PUT YOU RIGHT AGAIN.

INCIDENTALLY, IF YOU SEE

THAT NIECE WANDERING ABOU THIS PART OF THE WORLD,

YOU MIGHT LET US KNOW.

IT MIGHT EXPEDITE

THE MATTER OF THE HOUSE.

OF COURSE, SIR.

CLARISSE,

I MUST TALK TO YOU.

NOT HERE.

WHAT HAPPENED ?

UNCLE WAS ARRESTED.

I GOT AWAY.

BUT HOW DID IT HAPPEN ?

THEY CAME LAST NIGHT.

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