The doctor smiled no more that evening.
"No, he is not a mass of broken bones, I am happy to say," he reported gravely to Lorraine afterwards.

"He has a sufficient number, however.
The left scapula is fractured, likewise the clavicle, and there is a compound fracture of the femur.

There is some injury to the head, the exact extent of which I cannot as yet determine.

He should be removed to a hospital, unless you are prepared to have a nurse here for some time, or to assume the burden of a long and tedious illness." He looked at her thoughtfully.

"The journey to Shoshone would be a considerable strain on the patient in his present condition.