Крестный отец

Chapter 2

           "TheycallSollozzotheTurk.Tworeasons.He’sspentalotoftimeinTurkeyandissupposedtohaveaTurkishwifeandkids.Second.He’ssupposedtobeveryquickwiththeknife,orwas,whenhewasyoung.Onlyinmattersofbusiness,though,andwithsomesortofreasonablecomplaint.Averycompetentmanandhisownboss.Hehasarecord,he’sdonetwotermsinprison,oneinItaly,oneintheUnitedStates,andhe’sknowntotheauthoritiesasanarcoticsman.Thiscouldbeaplusforus.Itmeansthathe’llnevergetimmunitytotestify,sincehe’sconsideredthetopand,ofcourse,becauseofhisrecord.AlsohehasanAmericanwifeandthreechildrenandheisagoodfamilyman.He’llstandstillforanyrapaslongasheknowsthattheywillbewelltakencareofforlivingmoney."

           TheDonpuffedonhiscigarandsaid,"Santino,whatdoyouthink?"

           HagenknewwhatSonnywouldsay.SonnywaschafingatbeingundertheDon’sthumb.Hewantedabigoperationofhisown.Somethinglikethiswouldbeperfect.

           Sonnytookalongslugofscotch."There’salotofmoneyitthatwhitepowder,"hesaid."Butitcouldbedangerous.Somepeoplecouldwindupinjailfortwentyyears.I’dsaythatifwekeptoutoftheoperationsend,juststucktoprotectionandfinancing,itmightbeagoodidea."

           HagenlookedatSonnyapprovingly.Hehadplayedhiscardswell.Hehadstucktotheobvious,muchthebestcourseforhim.

           TheDonpuffedonhiscigar."Andyou,Tom,whatdoyouthink?"

           Hagencomposedhimselftobeabsolutelyhonest.

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