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But they would have passed through the village . '' `` They have gone just the other way , because it leads to the town , where the express trains stop . The procurator-general has an office in the town . I 'll telephone ; and , as there 's no train before eleven o'clock , all that they need do is to keep a watch at the station . '' `` I think you 're doing the right thing , sergeant , '' said Rénine , `` and I congratulate you on the way in which you have carried out your investigation . '' They parted . Rénine went back to the inn in the village and sent a note to Hortense Daniel by hand : `` MY VERY DEAR FRIEND , `` I seemed to gather from your letter that , touched as always by anything that concerns the heart , you were anxious to protect the love-affair of Jérôme and Natalie .