Their part in procreation was so unimportant; it was the woman who carried the child through long months of uneasiness and bore it with pain, and yet a man because of his momentary connection made such preposterous claims.

他们在生育方面的作用是如此不重要；是这个女人带着孩子度过了漫长的几个月的不安和痛苦，而一个男人却因为他一时的联系而做出如此荒谬的要求。