Крестный отец

           "Didhesendanicepresent?"

           HagenmadeafaceofimpressedapprovalthatwasverystrangelyItalianonhisGerman-Irishfeatures."Antiquesilver,veryvaluable.Thekidscansellitforagrandatleast.TheSenatorspentalotoftimegettingexactlytherightthing.Forthosekindofpeoplethat’smoreimportantthanhowmuchitcosts."

           DonCorleonedidnothidehispleasurethatsogreatamanastheSenatorhadshownhimsuchrespect.TheSenator,likeLucaBrasi,wasoneofthegreatstonesintheDon’spowerstructure,andhetoo,withthisgift,hadreswornhisloyalty.

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           WhenJohnnyFontaneappearedinthegarden,KayAdamsrecognizedhimimmediately.Shewastrulysurprised."YounevertoldmeyourfamilyknewJohnnyFontane,"shesaid."NowI’msureI’llmarryyou."

           "Doyouwanttomeethim?"Michaelasked.

           "Notnow,"Kaysaid.Shesighed."Iwasinlovewithhimforthreeyears.IusedtocomedowntoNewYorkwheneverhesangattheCapitolandscreammyheadoff.Hewassowonderful."

           "We’llmeethimlater,"Michaelsaid.

           WhenJohnnyfinishedsingingandvanishedintothehousewithDonCorleone,KaysaidarchlytoMichael,"Don’ttellmeabigmoviestarlikeJohnnyFontanehastoaskyourfatherforafavor?"

           "He’smyfather’sgodson,"Michaelsaid."Andifitwasn’tformyfatherhemightnotbeabigmoviestartoday."

           KayAdamslaughedwithdelight."Thatsoundslikeanothergreatstory."

           Michaelshookhishead"Ican’ttellthatone,"hesaid.

           "Trustme,"shesaid.