“How would a whore know if a child is one man’s or another’s?” he asked one night. Long Bill was nodding, so the question was mainly directed at Gus, but Long Bill snapped to attention and answered. “Oh, women know,” he said. “They got ways.” To Call’s annoyance, Augustus casually agreed, though he was so drunk at the time that he could scarcely lift his glass. “If she says it’s yours, it’s yours,” Gus said. “Now don’t you be fidgeting about it.”
