Montag hides the book he stole under his pillow at home. He talks with Mildred, but she seems very far away and strange, as she is wrapped up in her TV "family." He asks her if she remembers where they met, but neither of them can remember. Montag asks Mildred if she knows where Clarisse is, and she says the family moved away and Clarisse was hit by a car. The next morning, Montag is sick, and he tells Mildred he is thinking about giving up his job for a little while. This sparks an argument, which ends when Captain Beatty is seen walking up to the front door.
Montag blames his theft on his hands, but Bradbury implies that the force is actually his instinct, and it has been covered up by the ignorant culture that he has lived in. Montag realizes that he does not truly feel connected with his wife. Montag begins to dislike his job severely after the experience with the old woman. Montag realizes that books are the truth.
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