4.5 stars but I'm rounding it up to 5 for this scene alone: 
 'That's why he beat you?' 
 'Yes. But ain't nothing you can do, Miss Nancy. Best not to interfere. Don't need to make trouble for yourself. You be married soon ... ' Her voice faltered. Her gaze flickered away as if she could no longer look at me. 
 I left her staring at the steady flame of the candle. I still wore the pistol, stuck in my sash, and I almost smiled as I felt the carved wooden grip snug in my hand. Nothing I could do. How many people had told me that? Well, now we would see ... 
 WHO RUN THE WORLD?