your father was very sick, but you didn't have enough money to get him the proper help. your father had always warned you against asking anything of vito corleone. he said it would be nothing but trouble. however, you deemed whatever trouble you'd face by asking of favor of vito to be nothing like the trouble of loosing your father.

it took all your courage to go up to the house on long island to speak to him. you had no idea how to ask him or if there was a procedure to these things since you were never taught anything like it - because your father was against the mafia.

vito agreed to see you and a man named tom walked you to his office. vito, despite his age, had stayed a rather handsome man. and your eyes did not fail to pick up this detail.

after explaining your situation to vito, and asking him for his financial help, he spoke, "but, you don't ask with respect. you don't offer friendship. you don't even think to call me godfather."