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           "Youmustexcusemydaughter,yourwife’sgoddaughter,fornotdoingyourfamilytherespectofcomingtoday.Sheisinthehospitalstill."HeglancedatSonnyCorleoneandTomHagentoindicatethathedidnotwishtospeakbeforethem.ButtheDonwasmerciless.

           "Weallknowofyourdaughter’smisfortune,"DonCorleonesaid."IfIcanhelpherinanyway,youhaveonlytospeak.Mywifeishergodmotherafterall.Ihaveneverforgottenthathonor."Thiswasarebuke.TheundertakernevercalledDonCorleone,"Godfather"ascustomdictated.

           Bonasera,ashen-faced,asked,directlynow,"MayIspeaktoyoualone?"

           DonCorleoneshookhishead."Itrustthesetwomenwithmylife.Theyaremytworightarms.Icannotinsultthembysendingthemaway."

           Theundertakerclosedhiseyesforamomentandthenbegantospeak.Hisvoicewasquiet,thevoiceheusedtoconsolethebereaved."IraisedmydaughterintheAmericanfashion.IbelieveinAmerica.Americahasmademyfortune.Igavemydaughterherfreedomandyettaughthernevertodishonorherfamily.Shefounda‘boyfriend,’notanItalian.Shewenttothemovieswithhim.Shestayedoutlate.Buthenevercametomeetherparents.Iacceptedallthiswithoutaprotest,thefaultismine.Twomonthsagohetookherforadrive.Hehadamasculinefriendwithhim.Theymadeherdrinkwhiskeyandthentheytriedtotakeadvantageofher.Sheresisted.Shekeptherhonor.Theybeather.Likeananimal.WhenIwenttothehospitalshehadtwoblackeyes.Hernosewasbroken.