The Cure did not see this.

Without turning his head towards Pomfrette, he said: "I have commanded you, my children.

Leave the leper alone." Again he waved the crowd to be gone, and they scattered, whispering to each other; for nothing like this had ever occurred in Pontiac before, nor had they ever seen the Cure with this granite look in his face, or heard his voice so bitterly hard.
He did not move until he had seen them all started homewards from the Four Corners.

One person remained beside him--Parpon the dwarf.
"I will not obey you, M'sieu' le Cure," said he.

"I'll forgive him before he repents." "You will share his sin," answered the Cure sternly.