Don Corleone nodded and gestured that Luca Blasi should be brought to him.

 

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1 In the garden Kay Adams was struck (поражена, ей бросилось в глаза: to strike –

бить) by the violent fury (неистовой яростью; violent [‘vaı∂l∂nt] – неистовый,

яростный; сильный, интенсивный) imprinted («запечатленной») on the face of Luca

Brasi. She asked about him. Michael had brought Kay to the wedding so that she would

slowly (чтобы она медленно = постепенно) and perhaps without too much of a shoсk,

absorb the truth (восприняла правду; to absorb [∂’bso:b] – впитывать, абсорбировать,

поглощать) about his father. But so far she seemed to regard (но пока, до сих пор она,

казалось, рассматривала) the Don as a slightly (слегка, немного) unethical

businessman. Michael decided to tell her part of the truth indirectly (опосредствованно:

«не прямо» = решил намекнуть). He explained that Luca Brasi was one of the most

feared men (которых больше всего боятся) in the Eastern underworld (в преступном

мире Восточного побережья). His great talent, it was said, was that he could do a job

of murder (убийства) all by himself (совершенно один, самостоятельно), without

confederates (без соучастников [k∂n'fed∂rıt]), which automatically made discovery

(раскрытие) and conviction (осуждение, признание виновным [k∂n'vık∫∂n]) by the law

almost impossible. Michael grimaced and said, "I don't know whether all that stuff is true

(правда ли все это; stuff – материя, вещество; нечто, некие вещи). I do know he is

sort of a friend (что-то вроде друга) to my father."

2 For the first time Kay began to understand. She asked a little incredulously

(недоверчиво [ın’kredjul∂slı]), "You're not hinting (уж не намекаешь ли ты) that a man

like that works for your father?"

3 The hell with it (черт со всем этим = была не была), he thought. He said, straight

out (совершенно прямо, не таясь), "Nearly fifteen years ago some people wanted to

take over (забрать, прибрать к рукам; to take over – перенять должность; принять

во владение) my father's oil importing business (импорт оливкового масла). They

tried to kill him and nearly did (чуть не убили, у них почти получилось). Luca Brasi

went after them (занялся ими; to go after – преследовать). The story is (в общем,

расказывают) that he killed six men in two weeks and that ended the famous

(знаменитую ['feım∂s]) olive (['olıv]) oil war." He smiled as if it were a joke (словно это

была шутка).

4 Kay shuddered. "You mean your father was shot by gangsters (в него стреляли; to

shoot)?"

5 "Fifteen years ago," Michael said. "Everything's been peaceful (мирно = спокойно)

since then." He was afraid he had gone too far.

 

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6 "You're trying to scare me (пытаешься напугать меня)," Kay said. "You just don't

want me to marry you." She smiled at him and poked his ribs (ткнула в ребра) with her

elbow (локтем ['elb∂u]). "Very clever."

7 Michael smiled back at her. "I want you to think about it," he said.

8 "Did he really kill six men?" Kay asked.

9 "That's what the newspapers claimed (утверждали)," Mike said. "Nobody ever

proved it (никогда никому не удалось это доказать; ever – когда-либо). But there's

another story about him that nobody ever tells. It's supposed to be so terrible

(предполагается, что она /история/ столь ужасна) that even my father won't talk

about it. Tom Hagen knows the story and he won't tell me. Once I kidded him (я

подшучивал, поддразнивал), I said, 'When will I be old enough to hear that story about

Luca?' and Tom said, 'When you're a hundred.’ Michael sipped (отхлебнул; sip –

маленький глоток) his glass of wine. "That must be some story (это, наверное, та

еще история). That must be some Luca."

 

 

In the garden Kay Adams was struck by the violet fury imprinted on the face of

Luca Brasi. She asked about him. Michael had brought Kay to the wedding so