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Montag's mouth barely moved "Lilies"

The train door whistled open Montag stood The door gasped, started shut Only then did he leap past the other passengers, screa door only in ti the escalators, because he wanted to feel his feet o raith air A voice drifted after him, "Den-ham's Denham's Denham's," the train hissed like a snake The train vanished in its hole

"Who is it?"

"Montag out here"

"What do you want?"

"Let me in"

"I haven't done anything!"

"I'm alone, dammit!"

"You swear it?"

"I swear!"

The front door opened slowly Faber peered out, looking very old in the light and very fragile and very much afraid The old man looked as if he had not been out of the house in years He and the white plaster walls inside were much the same There hite in the flesh of his mouth and his cheeks and his hair hite and his eyes had faded, hite in the vague blueness there Then his eyes touched on the book under Montag's arile Slowly, his fear went

"I'm sorry One has to be careful"

He looked at the book under Montag's arm and could not stop "So it's true"

Montag stepped inside The door shut

"Sit down" Faber backed up, as if he feared the book ht vanish if he took his eyes from it Behind him, the door to a bedroom stood open, and in that room a litter ofhad only a gli's attention diverted, turned quickly and shut the bedrooaze returned unsteadily to Montag, as now seated with the book in his lap "The book--where did you--?"