I have to write it ALL OVER AGAIN? Oh well, it wasn't much.
Story is spreading out nicely, slowing down a bit. Tom sounds like he might be a good thing (and it's funny how he interacts with Ennis), and Lureen is yet to come.
Fast or slow, I like the diredction you're heading...
"Don't ask" sounded a bit off...
What I DON'T undertstand, is how 3-4 of you can take these best-beloved characters of all of us, and send them merrily off in the direction you choose for them to go,--and we all love it..
Wonders are not likely to cease soon.