Крестный отец

           ButthenSonnysaidtoHagen,"Whatiftheoldmandies,whatdoyouadvisethen,Consigliere?"

           Hagensaidquietly,"Iknowyouwon’tdoit,butIwouldadviseyoutomakearealdealwithSollozzoonthedrugs.Withoutyourfather’spoliticalcontactsandpersonalinfluencetheCorleoneFamilyloseshalfitsstrength.Withoutyourfather,theotherNewYorkFamiliesmightwindupsupportingtheTattagliasandSollozzojusttomakesurethereisn’talongdestructivewar.Ifyourfatherdies,makethedeal.Thenwaitandsee."

           Sonnywaswhite-facedwithanger."That’seasyforyoutosay,it’snotyourfathertheykilled."

           Hagensaidquicklyandproudly,"IwasasgoodasontohimasyouorMike,maybebetter.I’mgivingyouaprofessionalopinion.PersonallyIwanttokillallthosebastards."TheemotioninhisvoiceshamedSonny,whosaid,"Oh,Christ,Tom,Ididn’tmeanitthatway."Buthehad,really.Bloodwasbloodandnothingelsewasitsequal.

           Sonnybroodedforamomentastheotherswaitedinembarrassedsilence.Thenhesighedandspokequietly."OK,we’llsittightuntiltheoldmancangiveusthelead.But,Tom,Iwantyoutostayinsidethemall,too.Don’ttakeanychances.Mike,youbecareful,thoughIdon’tthink.evenSollozzowouldbringpersonalfamilyintothewar.Everybodywouldbeagainsthimthen.Butbecareful.Tessio,youholdyourpeopleinreservebuthavethemnosingaroundthecity