Крестный отец

Chapter 1

           Amaidencoulddonomore.

           Shedidnotcarethathewouldneverbethegreatmanhisfatherhadprovedtobe.SonnyCorleonehadstrength,hehadcourage.Hewasgenerousandhisheartwasadmittedtobeasbigashisorgan.Yethedidnothavehisfather’shumilitybutinsteadaquick,hottemperthatledhimintoerrorsofjudgment.Thoughhewasagreathelpinhisfather’sbusiness,thereweremanywhodoubtedthathewouldbecometheheirtoit.

           Thesecondson,Frederico,calledFredorFredo,wasachildeveryItalianprayedtothesaintsfor.Dutiful,loyal,alwaysattheserviceofhisfather,livingwithhisparentsatagethirty.Hewasshortandburly,nothandsomebutwiththesameCupidheadofthefamily,thecurlyhelmetofhairovertheroundfaceandsensualbow-shapedlips.Only,inFred,theselipswerenotsensualbutgranitelike.Inclinedtodourness,hewasstillacrutchtohisfather,neverdisputedhim,neverembarrassedhimbyscandalousbehaviorwithwomen.Despiteallthesevirtueshedidnothavethatpersonalmagnetism,thatanimalforce,sonecessaryforaleaderofmen,andhetoowasnotexpectedtoinheritthefamilybusiness.

           Thethirdson,MichaelCorleone,didnotstandwithhisfatherandhistwobrothersbutsatatatableinthemostsecludedcornerofthegarden.Buteventherehecouldnotescapetheattentionsofthefamilyfriends.

           MichaelCorleonewastheyoungestsonoftheDonandtheonlychildwhohadrefusedthegreatman’sdirection.

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