If the nerve is compressed for a short amount of time, it is often able to repair itself but it may take several weeks or months for the symptoms to fully resolve. However, if the compression remains present for a long time, permanent nerve injury may occur.
In line 524 of the General Prologue to his Canterbury Tales Chaucer sums up the character of the parson thus: A bettre preest I trowe that nowher noon ys. He was the best example of a good priest. The only devout and pious churchman in the company, the Parson is extremely poor, but he is rich in holy thoughts and deeds.
The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, is an unfinished collection of stories. The overall plot is that a group of pilgrims who are visiting the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury are having a contest to see who can tell the best story.