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           ThatismyaffairandIwillmakethosearrangements.Imustfindtherealculpritsperhaps,orperhapsImustconvincetheauthoritiesofhisinnocence,perhapsthewitnessesandinformantswillrecanttheirlies.ButagainIsaythatthisismyaffairandIbelieveIwillbeabletobringmysonhome.

           "Butletmesaythis.Iamasuperstitiousman,aridiculousfailingbutImustconfessithere.Andsoifsomeunluckyaccidentshouldbefallmyyoungestson,ifsomepoliceofficershouldaccidentallyshoothim,ifheshouldhanghimselfinhiscell,ifnewwitnessesappeartotestifytohisguilt,mysuperstitionwillmakemefeelthatitwastheresultoftheillwillstillbornemebysomepeoplehere.Letmegofurther.IfmysonisstruckbyaboltoflightningIwillblamesomeofthepeoplehere.Ifhisplaneshowfallintotheseaorhisshipsinkbeneaththewavesoftheocean,ifheshouldcatchamortalfever,ifhisautomobileshouldbestruckbyatrain,suchismysuperstitionthatIwouldblametheillwillfeltbypeoplehere.Gentlemen,thatillwill,thatbadluck,Icouldneverforgive.ButasidefromthatletmeswearbythesoulsofmygrandchildrenthatIwillneverbreakthepeacewehavemade.Afterall,areweorarewenotbettermenthanthosepezzonovantiwhohavekilledcountlessmillionsofmeninourlifetimes?"

           WiththisDonCorleonesteppedfromhisplaceandwentdownthetabletowhereDonPhillipTattagliawassitting.Tattagliarosetogreethimandthetwomenembraced,kissingeachother’scheeks.