Gatto he merely grunted in greeting, an exasperated look on his face. He looked

At his wrist watch as if he expected to find that Gatto was late.

The ferret-faced button man was watching him intently, looking for a clue. He

flinched a little when Lampone got into the rear seat behind him and said, "Rocco,

sit on the other side. A big guy like you blocks up my rear-view mirror." Lampone

Shifted dutifully so that he was sitting behind Clemenza, as if such a request was

The most natural thing in the world.

24 Clemenza said sourly to Gatto, "Damn that Sonny, he's running scared. He's

Already thinking of going to the mattresses. We have to find a place on the West

Side. Paulie, you and Rocco gotta staff and supply it until the word comes down

for the rest of the soldiers to use it. You know a good location?"

25 As he had expected, Gatto's eyes became greedily interested. Paulie had

Swallowed the bait and because he was thinking how much the information was

Worth to Sollozzo, he was forgetting to think about whether he was in danger.

Also, Lampone was acting his part perfectly, staring out the window in a

Disinterested, relaxed way. Clemenza congratulated himself on his choice.

26 Gatto shrugged. "I'd have to think about it," he said.

27 Clemenza grunted. "Drive while you think, I want to get to New York today."