Then he felt of himself cautiously and fearfully, but found that no bones were broken.

Nor was he bruised to any degree and now he knew that he could not have fallen more than two or three feet.

Perhaps he had struck first upon the little pack which he had fastened upon his back.

It reminded him that he was shoeless and coatless and undoing the pack he reclothed himself fully.
He was quite sure that he had not lain there more than a quarter of an hour.

Nothing had happened while he was unconscious.