Крестный отец

           Youlivedlikeafoolandyouhavecometoafool’send."

           DonCorleonepausedtoaskinapatientvoice,"Areyouwillingtotakemyadvicethistime?"

           JohnnyFontaneshrugged."Ican’tmarryGinnyagain,notthewayshewants.Ihavetogamble,Ihavetodrink,Ihavetogooutwiththeboys.BeautifulbroadsrunaftermeandInevercouldresistthem.ThenIusedtofeellikeaheelwhenIwentbacktoGinny.Christ,Ican’tgothroughallthatcrapagain."

           ItwasrarethatDonCorleoneshowedexasperation."Ididn’ttellyoutogetmarriedagain.Dowhatyouwant.It’sgoodyouwishtobeafathertoyourchildren.Amanwhoisnotafathertohischildrencanneverbearealman.Butthen,youmustmaketheirmotheracceptyou.Whosaysyoucan’tseethemeveryday?Whosaysyoucan’tliveinthesamehouse?Whosaysyoucan’tliveyourlifeexactlyasyouwanttoliveit?"

           JohnnyFontanelaughed."Godfather,notallwomenareliketheoldItalianwives.Ginnywon’tstandforit."

           NowtheDonwasmocking."Becauseyouactedlikeafinocchio.Yougavehermorethanthecourtsaid.Youdidn’thittheotherinthefacebecauseshewasmakingapicture.Youletwomendictateyouractionsandtheyarenotcompetentinthisworld,thoughcertainlytheywillbesaintsinheavenwhilewemenburninhell.AndthenI’vewatchedyoualltheseyears."TheDon’svoicebecameearnest."You’vebeenafinegodson,you’vegivenmealltherespect.