Wulfe, what a wonderfully crafted tale. I'm curious, is any of the story of Whisky's train trip historical? If not, it should be. Great read. And I loved the last few paragraphs with Toby and Fullard...
According to Thenault's memoir, it's all true save for them leaving on the same day - Thaw actually had to stay behind for an extra day and had to have a cage for Whiskey fashioned in order to get him to Luxeuil by train!
