Крестный отец

           It’sfoolishness.SoIsaynow,letthingsbeastheywerebefore.Ihavenottakenanystepstolearnwhobetrayedandkilledmyson.Givenpeace,Iwillnotdoso.IhaveasonwhocannotcomehomeandImustreceiveassurancesthatwhenIarrangematterssothathecanreturnsafelythattherewillbenointerference,nodangerfromtheauthorities.Oncethat’ssettledmaybewecantalkaboutothermattersthatinterestusanddoourselves,allofus,aprofitableservicetoday."Corleonegesturedexpressively,submissively,withhishands."ThatisallIwant."

           Itwasverywelldone.ItwastheDonCorleoneofold.Reasonable.Pliant.Soft-spoken.Buteverymantherehadnotedthathehadclaimedgoodhealth,whichmeanthewasamannottobeheldcheaplydespitethemisfortunesoftheCorleoneFamily.Itwasnotedthathehadsaidthediscussionofotherbusinesswasuselessuntilthepeaceheaskedforwasgiven.Itwasnotedthathehadaskedfortheoldstatusquo,thathewouldlosenothingdespitehishavinggottheworstofitoverthepastyear.

           However,itwasEmilioBarziniwhoansweredDonCorleone,notTattaglia.Hewascurtandtothepointwithoutbeingrudeorinsulting.

           "Thatisalltrueenough,"Barzinisaid."Butthere’salittlemore.DonCorleoneistoomodest.ThefactisthatSollozzoandtheTattagliascouldnotgointotheirnewbusinesswithouttheassistanceofDonCorleone.Infact,hisdisapprovalinjuredthem.That’snothisfaultofcourse.