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Chapter 23

           Someofthelocalyouthswerealreadybeginningtobuzzaroundandthisstrangerwithhisbrokenfacecoulddothenecessaryjobofscaringthemoff.Vitelli,toshowhisgoodwill,sentthestrangersoffwithabottleofhisbestandcoldestwine.Henoticedthatoneoftheshepherdspaidthebill.Thisimpressedhimevenmore,madeitclearthatMichaelwasthesuperiorofthetwomenwhoaccompaniedhim.

           Michaelwasnolongerinterestedinhishike.TheyfoundagarageandhiredacaranddrivertotakethembacktoCorleone,andsometimebeforesupper,Dr.Tazamusthavebeeninformedbytheshepherdsofwhathadhappen.Thatevening,sittinginthegarden,Dr.TazasaidtoDonTommasino,"Ourfriendgothitbythethunderbolttoday."

           DonTommasinodidnotseemsurprised.Hegrunted."IwishsomeofthoseyoungfellowsinPalermowouldgetathunderbolt,maybeIcouldgetsomepeace."Hewastalkingaboutthenew-styleMafiachiefsrisinginthebigcitiesofPalermoandchallengingthepowerofold-regimestalwartslikehimself.

           MichaelsaidtoTommasino,"IwantyoutotellthosetwosheepherderstoleavemealoneSunday.I’mgoingtogotothisgirl’sfamilyfordinnerandIdon’twantthemhangingaround."

           DonTommasinoshookhishead."I’mresponsibletoyourfatherforyou,don’taskmethat.Anotherthing,Ihearyou’veeventalkedmarriage.Ican’tallowthatuntilI’vesentsomebodytospeaktoyourfather."

           MichaelCorleonewasverycareful,thiswasafterallamanofrespect."DonTommasino,youknowmyfather.

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