Крестный отец

Chapter 14

           HespentthefirstyearmeetingwithdifferentchiefsofgangsinNewYork,layingthegroundwork,soundingthemout,proposingspheresofinfluencethatwouldbehonoredbyalooselyboundconfederatedcouncil.Butthereweretoomanyfactions,toomanyspecialintereststhatconflicted.Agreementwasimpossible.LikeothergreatrulersandlawgiversinhistoryDonCorteonedecidedthatorderandpeacewereimpossibleuntilthenumberofreigningstateshadbeenreducedtoamanageablenumber.

           Therewerefiveorsix"Families"toopowerfultoeliminate.Buttherest,theneighborhoodBlackHandterrorists,thefree-lanceshylocks,thestrong-armbookmakersoperatingwithouttheproper,thatistosaypaid,protectionofthelegalauthorities,wouldhavetogo.AndsohemountedwhatwasineffectacolonialwaragainstthesepeopleandthrewalltheresourcesoftheCorleoneorganizationagainstthem.

           ThepacificationoftheNewYorkareatookthreeyearsandhadsomeunexpectedrewards.Atfirstittooktheformofbadluck.Agroupofmad-dogIrishstickupartiststheDonhadmarkedforexterminationalmostcarriedthedaywithsheerEmeraldIsleelan.Bychance,andwithsuicidalbravery,oneoftheseIrishgunmenpiercedtheDon’sprotectivecordonandputashotintohischest.Theassassinwasimmediatelyriddledwithbulletsbutthedamagewasdone.

           HoweverthisgaveSanrtinoCorleonehischance.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 313 из 633