Крестный отец

           IftheFamiliesseethatwe’redeterminedtohaveSollozzo,they’llletus.TheDonwillmakeconcessionsinotherareastosquarethings.Butdon’tgobloodcrazyonathinglikethis.It’sbusiness.Eventheshootingofyourfatherwasbusiness,notpersonal.Youshouldknowthatbynow."

           Sonny’seyeswerestillhard."OK.Iunderstandallthat.JustsolongasyouunderstandthatnobodystandsinourwaywhenwewantSollozzo."

           SonnyturnedtoTessio."AnyleadsonLuca?"

           Tessioshookhishead."Noneatall.Sollozzomusthavesnatchedhim."

           Hagensaidquietly,"Sollozzowasn’tworriedaboutLuca,whichstruckmeasfunny.He’stoosmartnottoworryaboutaguylikeLuca.Ithinkhemaybegothimoutofthepicture,onewayortheother."

           Sonnymuttered,"Christ,IhopeLucaisn’tfightingagainstus.That’stheonethingI’dbeafraidof.Clemenza,Tessio,howdoyoutwoguysfigureit?"

           Clemenzasaidslowly,"Anybodycouldgowrong,lookatPaulie.ButwithLuca,hewasamanwhocouldonlygooneway.TheGodfatherwastheonlythinghebelievedin,theonlymanhefeared.Butnotonlythat,Sonny,herespectedyourfatherasnooneelserespectedhimandtheGodfatherhasearnedrespectfromeveryone.No,Lucawouldneverbetrayus.AndIfindithardtobelievethatamanlikeSollozzo,nomatterhowcunning,couldsurpriseLuca.Hewasamanwhosuspectedeveryoneandeverything.Hewasalwaysreadyfortheworst.Ithinkmaybehejustwentoffsomeplaceforafewdays.We’llbehearingfromhimanytimenow."