I do n't know as I shall tell him so , though .<br>He 'll just have to take it for granted .<br>Well , Anne , dearie , it 's a mercy the Lord does n't answer all our prayers .<br>I 've been praying hard right along that the operation would n't cure Dick .<br>Of course I did n't put it just quite so plain .
The operation did cure Dick.
The text does not suggest or imply that the operation cured Dick. It just states that the person wished that it would not.
( z1 cure :ARG0 ( z2 operation ) :ARG1 ( z3 person :name ( z4 name :op "Dick" ) ) )