Крестный отец

           "Heknowsoncehecomestothetablehe’llhavetogoourwaymostly.That’swhyhe’sstalling.I’mguessinghe’stryingtolineupsupportfromtheotherNewYorkFamiliessothatwewon’tgoafterhimwhentheoldmangivesustheword."

           Sonnyfrowned."Whythehellshouldtheydothat?"

           Hagensaidpatiently,"Toavertabigwarwhichhurtseverybodyandbringsthepapersandgovernmentintotheact.Also,Sollozzowillgivethemapieceoftheaction.Andyouknowhowmuchdoughthereisindrugs.TheCorleoneFamilydoesn’tneedit,wehavethegambling,whichisthebestbusinesstohave.ButtheotherFamiliesarehungry.Sollozzoisaprovenman,theyknowhecanmaketheoperationgoonabigscale.Alivehe’smoneyintheirpockets,deadhe’strouble."

           Sonny’sfacewasasMichaelhadneverseenit.TheheavyCupidmouthandbronzedskinseemedgray."Idon’tgiveafuckwhattheywant.Theybetternotmessinthisfight."

           ClemenzaandTessioshifteduneasilyintheirchairs,infantryleaderswhoheartheirgeneralraveaboutstorminganimpregnablehillnomatterwhatthecost.Hagensaidalittleimpatiently,"Comeon,Sonny,yourfatherwouldn’tlikeyouthinkingthatway.Youknowwhathealwayssays,‘That’sawaste.’Sure,we’renotgoingtoletanybodystopusiftheoldmansayswegoafterSollozzo.Butthisisnotapersonalthing,thisisbusiness.IfwegoaftertheTurkandtheFamiliesinterfere,we’llnegotiatetheissue.