Крестный отец

           That’swhyhehadalwaysbeenintrouble,withhismoviebossesandwithhiswomen.HewasalsooneofthefewpeoplewhowasnotafraidoftheDon.FontaneandMichaelweremaybetheonlytwomenHagenknewofwhomthiscouldbesaid.Sotheapologywassincere,hewouldacceptitassuch.HeandJohnnywouldhavetoseealotofeachotherinthenextfewyears.AndJohnnywouldhavetopassthenexttest,whichwouldprovehowsmarthewas.HewouldhavetodosomethingfortheDonthattheDonwouldneveraskhimtodoorinsistthathedoaspartoftheagreement.HagenwonderedifJohnnyFontanewassmartenoughtofigureoutthatpartofthebargain.

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           AfterJohnnydroppedHagenoffattheairport(HageninsistedthatJohnnynothangaroundforhisplanewithhim)hedrovebacktoGinny’shouse.Shewassurprisedtoseehim.Buthewantedtostayatherplacesothathewouldhavetimetothinkthingsout,tomakehisplans.HeknewthatwhatHagenhadtoldhimwasextremelyimportant,thathiswholelifewasbeingchanged.Hehadoncebeenabigstarbutnowattheyoungageofthirty-fivehewaswashedup.Hedidn’tkidhimselfaboutthat.EvenifhewontheAwardasbestactor,whatthehellcoulditmeanatthemost?Nothing,ifhisvoicedidn’tcomeback.He’dbejustsecond-rate,withnorealpower,norealjuice.Eventhatgirlturninghimdown,shehadbeenniceandsmartandactingsortofhip,butwouldshehavebeensocoolifhehadreallybeenatthetop?NowwiththeDonbackinghimwithdoughhecouldbeasbigasanybodyinHollywood.