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           Hagenthought,yousneakybastard,thenwhythehelldidyoubringmeallthewayouthere?Theproducerhadsomethingonhismind.Hagensaidcoldly,"Idon’tthinkyouunderstandthesituation.Mr.CorleoneisJohnnyFontane’sgodfather.Thatisaveryclose,averysacredreligiousrelationship."Woltzbowedhisheadinrespectatthisreferencetoreligion.Hagenwenton."Italianshavealittlejoke,thattheworldissohardamanmusthavetwofatherstolookafterhim,andthat’swhytheyhavegodfathers.SinceJohnny’sfatherdied,Mr.Corleonefeelshisresponsibilityevenmoredeeply.Asfortryingyouagain,Mr.Corleoneismuchtoosensitive.Heneverasksasecondfavorwherehehasbeenrefusedthefirst."

           Woltzshrugged."I’msorry.Theanswerisstillno.Butsinceyou’rehere,whatwillitcostmetohavethatlabortroubleclearedup?Incash.Rightnow."

           ThatsolvedonepuzzleforHagen.WhyWoltzwasputtinginsomuchtimeonhimwhenhehadalreadydecidednottogiveJohnnythepart.Andthatcouldnotbechangedatthismeeting.Woltzfeltsecure;hewasnotafraidofthepowerofDonCorleone.AndcertainlyWoltzwithhisnationalpoliticalconnections,hisacquaintanceshipwiththeFBIchief,hishugepersonalfortuneandhisabsolutepowerinthefilmindustry,couldnotfeelthreatenedbyDonCorleone.Toanyintelligentman,eventoHagen,itseemedthatWoltzhadcorrectlyassessedhisposition.HewasimpregnabletotheDonifhewaswillingtotakethelossesthelaborstrugglewouldcost.