Крестный отец

Chapter 27

           That’smystring.Butyoucanrefuseit."

           TomHagenloweredhisheadandsmiled.NoteventheDonhimselfcouldhavedoneitanybetter.

           Juleswasflushing."Mike,Ididn’tmeanitthatwayatall.I’mverygratefultoyouandyourfather.ForgetIsaidit."

           Michaelnoddedandsaid,"Fine.Untilthehospitalgetsbuiltandopensupyou’llbemedicaldirectorforthefourhotels.Getyourselfastaff.Yourmoneygoesuptoo,butyoucandiscussthatwithTomatalatertime.AndLucy,Iwantyoutodosomethingmoreimportant.Maybecoordinatealltheshopsthatwillbeopeningupinthehotelarcades.Onthefinancialside.Ormaybehiringthegirlsweneedtoworkinthecasinos.somethinglikethat.SoifJulesdoesn’tmarryyou,youcanbearicholdmaid."

           Freddiehadbeenpuffingonhiscigarangrily.Michaelturnedtohimandsaidgently,"I’mjusttheerrandboyfortheDon,Freddie.Whathewantsyoutodohe’lltellyouhimself,naturally,butI’msureitwillbesomethingbigenoughtomakeyouhappy.Everybodytellsuswhatagreatjobyou’vebeendoinghere."

           "Thenwhyishesoreatme?"Freddieaskedplaintively."Justbecausethecasinohasbeenlosingmoney?Idon’tcontrolthatend,MoeGreenedoes.Whatthehelldoestheoldmanwantfromme?"

           "Don’tworryaboutit,"Michaelsaid.HeturnedtoJohnnyFontane."Where’sNino?Iwaslookingforwardtoseeinghimagain."

           Johnnyshrugged."Ninoisprettysick.Anurseistakingcareofhiminhisroom.

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