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.
( z0 cure :ARG0 ( z1 operate ) :ARG1 ( z2 person :name ( z3 name :op "Dick" ) ) )
(z0 / cure-01
    :ARG0 (z1 / operate-01)
    :ARG1 (z2 / person
              :name (z3 / name
                        :op1 "Dick")))
The operation did cure Dick .
z0 :ARG0 z1
z0 :ARG1 z2
z2 :name z3
z3 :op1 0