And now they would get down and crawl for him if it would do any good.
From her mother and the nurse Mary heard about the operation that had been made to relieve the pressure on the spinal cord.

It seemed successful as far as it went.

They could not hope to do more than to make it possible for him to sit up in a wheeled chair.

The injury had been of such a peculiar character that they were fortunate to accomplish even that much.

It would be several weeks before he could attempt it.
Jack did not know yet how seriously he had been injured.