Крестный отец

           "Thatlittlefarceyouplayedoutwithmysister,didBarzinikidyouthatwouldfoolaCorleone?"

           CarloRizzispokeoutofhisterriblefear,withoutdignity,withoutanykindofpride."IswearI’minnocent.IswearontheheadofmychildrenI’minnocent.Mike,don’tdothistome,please,Mike,don’tdothistome."

           Michaelsaidquietly,"Barziniisdead.SoisPhillipTattaglia.IwanttosquarealltheFamilyaccountstonight.Sodon’ttellmeyou’reinnocent.Itwouldbebetterforyoutoadmitwhatyoudid."

           HagenandLamponestaredatMichaelwithastonishment.TheywerethinkingthatMichaelwasnotyetthemanhisfatherwas.Whytrytogetthistraitortoadmitguilt?Thatguiltwasalreadyprovenasmuchassuchathingcouldbeproven.Theanswerwasobvious.Michaelstillwasnotthatconfidentofhisright,stillfearedbeingunjust,stillworriedaboutthatfractionofanuncertaintythatonlyaconfessionbyCarloRizzicoulderase.

           Therewasstillnoanswer.Michaelsaidalmostkindly,"Don’tbesofrightened.DoyouthinkI’dmakemysisterawidow?DoyouthinkI’dmakemynephewsfatherless?AfterallI’mGodfathertooneofyourkids.No,yourpunishmentwillbethatyouwon’tbeallowedanyworkwiththeFamily.I’mputtingyouonaplanetoVegastojoinyourwifeandkidsandthenIwantyoutostaythere.I’llsendConnieanallowance.That’sall.Butdon’tkeepsayingyou’reinnocent,don’tinsultmyintelligenceandmakemeangry.