Крестный отец

Chapter 1

           InhisdreamshesawDonCorleone,inpeakedcap,overallsandheavygloves,unloadingbullet-riddledcorpsesinfrontofhisfuneralparlorandshouting,"Remember,Amerigo,notawordtoanyone,andburythemquickly."Hegroanedsoloudandlonginhissleepthathiswifeshookhimawake."Eh,whatamanyouare,"shegrumbled."Tohaveanightmareonlyafterawedding."

           KayAdamswasescortedtoherNewYorkCityhotelbyPaulieGattoandClemenza.Thecarwaslarge,luxuriousanddrivenbyGatto.ClemenzasatinthebackseatandKaywasgiventhefrontseatnexttothedriver.Shefoundbothmenwildlyexotic.TheirspeechwasmovieBrooklyneseandtheytreatedherwithexaggeratedcourtliness.DuringtherideshechattedcasuallywithbothmenandwassurprisedwhentheyspokeofMichaelwithunmistakableaffectionandrespect.Hehadledhertobelievethathewasanalieninhisfather’sworld.NowClemenzawasassuringherinhiswheezinggutturalvoicethatthe"oldman"thoughtMikewasthebestofhissons,theonewhowouldsurelyinheritthefamilybusiness.

           "Whatbusinessisthat?"Kayaskedinthemostnaturalway.

           PaulieGattogaveheraquickglanceasheturnedthewheel.BehindherClemenzasaidinasurprisedvoice."Didn’tMiketellyou?Mr.CorleoneisthebiggestimporterofItalianoliveoilintheStates.Nowthatthewarisoverthebusinesscouldgetrealrich.He’llneedasmartboylikeMike."

           AtthehotelClemenzainsistedoncomingtothedeskwithher.

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