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Chapter 14

           "You’reagoodfellow,"hesaid.HetookVito’shandandclaspeditinbothofhishairyones."Youhaverespect,"hesaid."Afinethingintheyoung.Nexttimespeaktomefirst,eh?PerhapsIcanhelpyouinyourplans."

           InlateryearsVitoCorleoneunderstoodthatwhathadmadehimactinsuchaperfect,tacticalwaywithFanucciwasthedeathofhisownhot-temperedfatherwhohadbeenkilledbytheMafiainSicily.Butatthattimeallhefeltwasanicyragethatthismanplannedtorobhimofthemoneyhehadriskedhislifeandfreedomtoearn.Hehadnotbeenafraid.Indeedhethought,atthatmoment,thatFanucciwasacrazyfool.FromwhathehadseenofClemenza,thatburlySicilianwouldsoonergiveuphislifethanapennyofhisloot.Afterall,Clemenzahadbeenreadytokillapolicemanmerelytostealarug.AndtheslenderTessiohadthedeadlyairofaviper.

           Butlaterthatnight,inClemenza’stenementapartmentacrosstheairshaft,VitoCorleonereceivedanotherlessonintheeducationhehadjustbegun.Clemenzacursed,Tessioscowled,butthenbothmenstartedtalkingaboutwhetherFanucciwouldbesatisfiedwithtwohundreddollars.Tessiothoughthemight.

           Clemenzawaspositive."No,thatscarfacebastardmusthavefoundoutwhatwemadefromthewholesalerwhoboughtthedresses.Fanucciwon’ttakeadimelessthanthreehundreddollars.We’llhavetopay."

           Vitowasastonishedbutwascarefulnottoshowhisastonishment."Whydowehavetopayhim?Whatcanhedotothethreeofus?We’restrongerthanhim.

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