Крестный отец

           "I’llbefeedingtheminfoassoonasthingsbreak."

           SonnygotupandcametostandinfrontofMichael.Heshookhishand."OK,kid,"hesaid,"you’reon.I’llsquareitwithMomyournotseeingherbeforeyouleft.AndI’llgetamessagetoyourgirlfriendwhenIthinkthetimeisright.OK?"

           "OK,"Mikesaid."HowlongdoyouthinkbeforeIcancomeback?"

           "Atleastayear,"Sonnysaid.

           TomHagenputin,"TheDonmightbeabletoworkfasterthanthat,Mike,butdon’tcountonit.Thetimeelementhingesonalotoffactors.Howwellwecanplantstorieswiththenewsmen.HowmuchthePoliceDepartmentwantstocoverup.HowviolentlytheotherFamiliesreact.There’sgoingtobeahellofalotofheatandtrouble.That’stheonlythingwecanbesureof."

           MichaelshookHagen’shand."Doyourbest,"hesaid."Idon’twanttodoanotherthree-yearstretchawayfromhome."

           Hagensaidgently,"It’snottoolatetobackout,Mike,wecangetsomebodyelse,wecangobackoverouralternatives.Maybeit’snotnecessarytogetridofSollozzo."

           Michaellaughed."Wecantalkourselvesintoanyviewpoint,"hesaid."Butwefigureditrightthefirsttime.I’vebeenridingthegravytrainallmylife,it’sabouttimeIpaidmydues."

           "Youshouldn’tletthatbrokenjawinfluenceyou,"Hagensaid."McCluskeyisastupidmananditwasbusiness,notpersonal."

           ForthesecondtimehesawMichaelCorleone’sfacefreezeintoamaskthatresembleduncannilytheDon’s.