**SPOILERS** Well, I looked it up, and as far as i can tell, a "groat" is wither an old European coin worth about four pence, or the shelled hull of oats or buckwheat; either way, I can't make it fit up with this story. Which is one of revenge, pure and simple. The whole of it was told effectively, and as honestly as it could be. I imagine that there were a lot of men looking for revenge after our Civil War. The series "Hell On Wheels" is started out as a revenge story.
In the end, revenge is painted out to be as useless as old coins, I guess. Grayson drove himself nuts for the want of it, and Haskett lost his life because of it. Irony of the situation is that Haskett was probably hauled back to Dodge for a proper burial, I mean, Grayson had the coffin made up and everything, didn't he? Grayson most likely got a two feet deep, unmarked grave. Of course, Grayson's property, plus whatever trail wages Haskett had coming, would have paid for Haskett's funeral and plot.
In the end, revenge is painted out to be as useless as old coins, I guess. Grayson drove himself nuts for the want of it, and Haskett lost his life because of it. Irony of the situation is that Haskett was probably hauled back to Dodge for a proper burial, I mean, Grayson had the coffin made up and everything, didn't he? Grayson most likely got a two feet deep, unmarked grave. Of course, Grayson's property, plus whatever trail wages Haskett had coming, would have paid for Haskett's funeral and plot.