[The.Godfather].Mario.Puzo

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1、THEGODFATHERByMarioPuzoCourtesy:ShahidRiazIslamabad-Pakistanshahid.riaz@gmail.com2“TheGodfather”ByMarioPuzoBookOneChapter1Behindeverygreatfortunethereisacrime–BalzacAmerigoBonaserasatinNewYorkCriminalCourtNumber3andwaitedforjustice;vengeanceonthemenwhohadsocruellyhurthisdaughter,whoha

2、dtriedtodishonorher.Thejudge,aformidablyheavy-featuredman,rolledupthesleevesofhisblackrobeasiftophysicallychastisethetwoyoungmenstandingbeforethebench.Hisfacewascoldwithmajesticcontempt.ButtherewassomethingfalseinallthisthatAmerigoBonaserasensedbutdidnotyetunderstand.“Youactedlikethew

3、orstkindofdegenerates,”thejudgesaidharshly.Yes,yes,thoughtAmerigoBonasera.Animals.Animals.Thetwoyoungmen,glossyhaircrewcut,scrubbedclean-cutfacescomposedintohumblecontrition,bowedtheirheadsinsubmission.Thejudgewenton.“Youactedlikewildbeastsinajungleandyouarefortunateyoudidnotsexuallym

4、olestthatpoorgirlorI’dputyoubehindbarsfortwentyyears.”Thejudgepaused,hiseyesbeneathimpressivelythickbrowsflickeredslylytowardthesallow-facedAmerigoBonasera,thenloweredtoastackofprobationreportsbeforehim.Hefrownedandshruggedasifconvincedagainsthisownnaturaldesire.Hespokeagain.“Butbecau

5、seofyouryouth,yourcleanrecords,becauseofyourfinefamilies,andbecausethelawinitsmajestydoesnotseekvengeance,Iherebysentenceyoutothreeyears’confinementtothepenitentiary.Sentencetobesuspended.”OnlyfortyyearsofprofessionalmourningkepttheoverwhelmingfrustrationandhatredfromshowingonAmerigoB

6、onasera’sface.Hisbeautifulyoungdaughterwasstillinthehospitalwithherbrokenjawwiredtogether;andnowthesetwoanimaleswentfree?Ithadallbeenafarce.Hewatchedthehappyparentsclusteraroundtheirdarlingsons.Oh,theywereallhappynow,theyweresmilingnow.Theblackbile,sourlybitter,roseinBonasera’sthroat,

7、overflowedthroughtightlyclenchedteeth.Heusedhiswhitelinenpockethandkerchiefandhelditagainsthislips.Hewasstandingsowhenthetwoyoungmenstrodefreelyuptheaisle,confidentandcool-eyed,smiling,notgivinghimsomuchasaglance.Heletthempasswithoutsaying3“TheGodfather”ByMarioPuzoaword,pressingthefre

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