Thanks for all the terrific feedback. It's nice to know that my intentions are coming across the way I expected them to although

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Does all her brothers know?]
No they don't, Maria. She had the option of talking to them, but she didn't. (Or maybe she did, but I haven't dealt with it.)

And Tank, I knew you wouldn't like Anna's hair,
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Tank (who is all in favor of Anna getting a haircut, no woman over the age of twelve should have to resort to wearing a braid)
but you should have read Carol's diatribe wave

gerry