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Chapter 1

           ButtheDonhadinsistedthatheputinthreeyearsofgenerallawpracticeinadditiontohisdutiesforthefamilybusiness.Thisexperiencehadprovedinvaluablelateron,andalsoremovedanydoubtsinHagen’smindaboutworkingforDonCorleone.HehadthenspenttwoyearsoftrainingintheofficesofatopfirmofcriminallawyersinwhichtheDonhadsomeinfluence.Itwasapparenttoeveryonethathehadaflairforthisbranchofthelaw.Hedidwellandwhenhewentintothefull-timeserviceofthefamilybusiness,DonCorleonehadnotbeenabletoreproachhimonceinthesixyearsthatfollowed.

           WhenhehadbeenmadetheactingConsigliere,theotherpowerfulSicilianfamiliesreferredcontemptuouslytotheCorleonefamilyasthe"Irishgang."ThishadamusedHagen.IthadalsotaughthimthathecouldneverhopetosucceedtheDonastheheadofthefamilybusiness.Buthewascontent.Thathadneverbeenhisgoal,suchanambitionwouldhavebeena"disrespect"tohisbenefactorandhisbenefactor’sbloodfamily.

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           ItwasstilldarkwhentheplanelandedinLosAngeles.Hagencheckedintohishotel,showeredandshaved,andwatcheddawncomeoverthecity.HeorderedbreakfastandnewspaperstobesentuptohisroomandrelaxeduntilitwastimeforhistenA.M.appointmentwithJackWoltz.Theappointmenthadbeensurprisinglyeasytomake.

           Thedaybefore,Hagenhadcalledthemostpowerfulmaninthemovielaborunions,amannamedBillyGoff.

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