Ordinarily she would not have tried to rouse a patient in such a state but would have sent for a doctor at once.  But these were not ordinary circumstances.  Far from shaking her resolve, the events of the past few minutes had made her more determined than ever not to let Smith fall back into the hands of the authorities.  But ten minutes of trying everything she knew convinced her that she could not rouse this patient with means at hand without injuring him - and perhaps not even then.  Even the sensitive, exposed nerve in the elbow gave no response.