Крестный отец

Chapter 12

           Itwasalookthatcouldonlymakehimbelievethatshehadcontemptuouslyhatedhimalltheseyears.Shequicklyrecoveredandofferedhimcoolbutpolitesympathy.Hehadpretendedtoacceptit.Duringthenextfewdayshehadgonetoseethreeofthegirlshehadlikedthemostovertheyears,girlshehadremainedfriendswithandsometimesstillsleptwithinacomradelyway,girlsthathehaddoneeverythinginhispowertohelp,girlstowhomhehadgiventheequivalentofhundredsofthousandsofdollarsingiftsorjobopportunities.Ontheirfaceshehadcaughtthatsamefleetinglookofsavagesatisfaction.

           Itwasduringthattimethatheknewhehadtomakeadecision.HecouldbecomelikeagreatmanyothermeninHollywood,successfulproducers,writers,directors,actors,whopreyedonbeautifulwomenwithlustfulhatred.Hecouldusepowerandmonetaryfavorsgrudgingly,alwaysalertfortreason,alwaysbelievingthatwomenwouldbetrayanddeserthim,adversariestobebested.Orhecouldrefusetohatewomenandcontinuetobelieveinthem.

           Heknewhecouldnotaffordnottolovethem,thatsomethingofhisspiritwoulddieifhedidnotcontinuetolovewomennomatterhowtreacherousandunfaithfultheywere.Itdidn’tmatterthatthewomenhelovedmostintheworldweresecretlygladtoseehimcrushed,humiliated,byawaywardfortune;itdidnotmatterthatinthemostawfulway,notsexually,theyhadbeenunfaithfultohim.Hehadnochoice.Hehadtoacceptthem.

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