Why does Montag say Can you help me in any way tonight with the Fire Captain I need an umbrella to keep off the rain I am so damned afraid I'll drown if he gets me again What do you think he means?
He is afraid of Beatty and the power he holds over him. Montag is afraid Beatty will be able to "sense" something. If he lets something slip (says the wrong thing) he will make Beatty suspicious.
