To help Montag, Faber gives him a device of his own design. It is described as a "small green-metal object, no larger than .22 bullet" and Montag observes that it looks like a Seashell Radio. The object is, in fact, a listening device that fits into Montag's ear. Faber keeps another version of this device. As Faber explains, this will help protect Montag against Captain Beatty:
I can sit comfortably home, warming my frightened bones, and hear and analyse the fireman's world.
Montag knows that, when he returns to work, Captain Beatty will try and talk him out of his rebellion. Beatty will say firemen and book-burning are necessary and that entertainment is what the majority of people really want. Montag is desperate for ammunition against Beatty's eloquence, and this listening device provides exactly that. From now on, Faber can give Montag all the moral support he needs without being physically present.
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