Vito had just fed the fish in this scene. Could this possibly be the box of food?
Whatever the object is...Brando is probably reading his lines off of it.
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
![[Linked Image]](http://www.gangsterbb.net/img/WhatsThis.jpg)
