I'm still intrigued about why this scene seems so very important - in so many ways.. I mean, we do get to know a very important fact - Ennis is still a virgin, but I was thinking about something else. You have two young strapping lads involved in a serious conversation and yet, there's never any 'girl talk' as you might think 19 year old guys would have.
Same thing when in an earlier scene, Ennis tells Jack about him getting married to Alma in November and Jack not reacting at all! Rather he continues bitching about Aguirre. Also, the look we have on Ennis' face right then, suggests to me, that this non-girl-talk from Jack might have been a first hint, that 'girls' don't interest Jack.
And one more thing - what on earth is Ennis poking at the fire all through the Pentecost scene?! It looks like it isn't even the fire he's aiming.. Is he nervous? About what?
~ j U d E