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Jean continued his report in his usual phlegmatic tone , and concluded with the assurance that he had seen the Englishman safe out of the village , and returning by the road he came . `` I could have wished , '' said the curé , regretfully , `` that we might have shown him some hospitality in Ville-en-bois ; but you did what was very good , Jean . Yet we did not encounter any stranger along the route . '' `` Not possible , monsieur , '' replied Jean ; `` it was four o'clock when he returned on his steps , and it is now after nine . He would pass the Calvary before six . After that , Monsieur le Curé , he might take any route which pleased him . '' `` That is true , Jean , '' he said , mildly ; `` you have done well .