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Chapter 2

           HewassendingtheDonapresentforChristmasthatwouldknockhiseyesout,he’dbringithimselfbutthereweresomelittlethingstobedoneinthemovie.HewouldhavetostayoutontheCoast.Hagentriedtoconcealhisimpatience.JohnnyFontane’scharmhadalwaysbeenlostonhim.Buthisinterestwasaroused."Whatisit?"heasked.JohnnyFontanechuckledandsaid,"Ican’ttell,that’sthebestpartofaChristmaspresent."Hagenimmediatelylostallinterestandfinallymanaged,politely,tohangup.

           TenminuteslaterhissecretarytoldhimthatConnieCorleonewasonthephoneandwantedtospeaktohim.Hagensighed.AsayounggirlConniehadbeennice,asamarriedwomanshewasanuisance.Shemadecomplaintsaboutherhusband.Shekeptgoinghometovisithermotherfortwoorthreedays.AndCarloRizziwasturningouttobearealloser.Hehadbeenfixedupwithanicelittlebusinessandwasrunningitintotheground.Hewasalsodrinking,whoringaround,gamblingandbeatinghiswifeupoccasionally.Conniehadn’ttoldherfamilyaboutthatbutshehadtoldHagen.Hewonderedwhatnewtaleofwoeshehadforhimnow.

           ButtheChristmasspiritseemedtohavecheeredherup.ShejustwantedtoaskHagenwhatherfatherwouldreallylikeforChristmas.AndSonnyandFredandMike.Shealreadyknewwhatshewouldgethermother.Hagenmadesomesuggestions,allofwhichsherejectedassilly.Finallyshelethimgo.

           Whenthephonerangagain,Hagenthrewhispapersbackintothebasket.Thehellwithit.He’dleave.

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