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Chapter 20

           Hostagesgiven,themeetingtookplaceinthedirector’sconferenceroomofasmallcommercialbankwhosepresidentwasindebtedtoDonCorleoneandindeedsomeofwhosestockbelongedtoDonCorleonethoughitwasinthepresident’sname.ThepresidentalwaystreasuredthatmomentwhenhehadofferedtogiveDonCorleoneawrittendocumentprovinghisownershipoftheshares,toprecludeanytreachery.DonCorleonehadbeenhorrified."Iwouldtrustyouwithmywholefortune,"hetoldthepresident."Iwouldtrustyouwithmylifeandthewelfareofmychildren.Itisinconceivabletomethatyouwouldevertrickmeorotherwisebetrayme.Mywholeworld,allmyfaithinmyjudgmentofhumancharacterwouldcollapse.OfcourseIhavemyownwrittenrecordssothatifsomethingshouldhappentomemyheirswouldknowthatyouholdsomethingintrustforthem.ButIknowthatevenifIwerenothereinthisworldtoguardtheinterestsofmychildren,youwouldbefaithfultotheirneeds."

           Thepresidentofthebank,thoughnotSicilian,wasamanoftendersensibilities.HeunderstoodtheDonperfectly.NowtheGodfather’srequestwasthepresident’scommandandsoonaSaturdayafternoon,theexecutivesuiteofthebank,theinferenceroomwithitsdeepleatherchairs,itsabsoluteprivacy,wasmadeavailabletotheFamilies.

           Securityatthebankwastakenoverbyasmallarmyofhandpickedmenwearingbankguarduniforms.Atteno’clockonaSaturdaymorningtheconferenceroombegantofillup.

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