Exactly, Toast. Very well-said. And I can't believe I never considered the distinct possibility of a shotgun wedding for Jack. I guess I was just so sure that he made a conscious decision on that dance floor to pursue Lureen to save himself from "nearly starving that year" again, that I didn't put two and two (or one and one and one) together on that one. On the other hand, that kind of thing would certainly seal the deal, wouldn't it? In the story, Jack admits to Ennis that he never wanted any children when Ennis says he would have liked to have a boy (love that, by the way - the thought that Ennis would have liked to raise a boy and give him some of the fatherly love and attention that he never got just slays me). I think that gave me more than an inkling that Bobby was unplanned, but I never thought about it beyond that. Excellent observations, all.