Dave Taylor / Davey Herold Question

[L Verge]

I believe he would have been trained in all aspects, but I'm just guessing. Betty, did he start out in the infantry? I remember reading somewhere that having to kill someone with a knife instead of a rifle, bayonet, or sword made it "up close and personal" -- something that a good man dreaded. One's first and natural instinct, of course, is self-preservation.

Question for Linda: Is there any indication as to how much light was in Seward's bedroom? I know Fanny had been reading to her father, but had the gas been turned down so that he could go to sleep? Light, or the lack thereof, could make a significant difference also; and the head and neck areas would be easier to distinguish in low light, I would think.