Крестный отец

Chapter 1

           "IknowmostofthebiglawyersinNewYork,butjustwhothehellareyou?"

           "Ihaveoneofthosedignifiedcorporatepractices,"Hagensaiddryly."Ijusthandlethisoneaccount."Herose."Iwon’ttakeupanymoreofyourtime."Heheldouthishand,Woltzshookit.HagentookafewstepstowardthedoorandturnedtofaceWoltzagain."Iunderstandyouhavetodealwithalotofpeoplewhotrytoseemmoreimportantthantheyare.Inmycasethereverseistrue.Whydon’tyoucheckmeoutwithourmutualfriend?Ifyoureconsider,callmeatmyhotel."Hepaused."Thismaybesacrilegetoyou,butmyclientcandothingsforyouthatevenMr.Hoovermightfindoutofhisrange."Hesawthemovieproducer’seyesnarrowing.Woltzwasfinallygettingthemessage."Bytheway,Iadmireyourpicturesverymuch,"Hagensaidinthemostfawningvoicehecouldmanage."Ihopeyoucankeepupthegoodwork.Ourcountryneedsit."

           LatethatafternoonHagenreceivedacallfromtheproducer’ssecretarythatacarwouldpickhimupwithinthehourtotakehimouttoMr.Woltz’scountryhomefordinner.Shetoldhimitwouldbeaboutathree-hourdrivebutthatthecarwasequippedwithabarandsomehorsd’oeuvres.HagenknewthatWoltzmadethetripinhisprivateplaneandwonderedwhyhehadn’tbeeninvitedtomakethetripbyair.Thesecretary’svoicewasaddingpolitely,"Mr.Woltzsuggestedyoubringanovernightbagandhe’llgetyoutotheairportinthemorning."

           "I’lldothat,"Hagensaid.

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