Крестный отец

           Johnnysaid,"TheDonhastoaskmehimselfifit’ssomethingserious,youknowwhatImean?Iwon’ttakeyourwordorSonny’sforit."

           Hagenwassurprisedbythisgoodsense.Fontanehadsomebrainsafterall.HehadsensetoknowthattheDonwastoofondofhim,andtoosmart,toaskhimtodosomethingfoolishlydangerous,whereasSonnymight.HesaidtoJohnny,"Letmereassureyouononething.YourGodfatherhasgivenmeandSonnystrictinstructionsnottoinvolveyouinanywayinanythingthatmightgetyoubadpublicity,throughourfault.Andhewillneverdothathimself.Iguaranteeyouthatanyfavorheasksofyou,youwilloffertodobeforeherequestsit.OK?"

           Johnnysmiled."OK,"hesaid.

           Hagensaid,"Alsohehasfaithinyou.Hethinksyouhavebrainsandsohefiguresthebankwillmakemoneyontheinvestment;whichmeanshewillmakemoneyonit.Soit’sreallyabusinessdeal,neverforgetthat.Don’tgoscrewingaroundwiththemoney.Youmaybehisfavoritegodsonbuttwentymillionbucksisalotofdough.Hehastostickhisneckouttomakesureyougetit."

           "Tellhimnottoworry,"Johnnysaid."IfaguylikeJackWoltzcanbeabigmoviegenius,anybodycan."

           "That’swhatyourGodfatherfigures,"Hagensaid."Canyouhavemedrivenbacktotheairport?I’vesaidallIhavetosay.Whenyoudostartsigningcontractsforeverything,hireyourownlawyers,Iwon’tbeinonit.ButI’dliketoseeeverythingbeforeyousign,ifthat’sOKwithyou.Also,you’llneverhaveanylabortroubles.