"Yes," said the man, "recently."
"No, Antoine, not for several hours."
"Nor has anyone else."
"Not seen my father?"
"No, Monsieur Jean, we have been looking for him in every direction, and cannot find him."
"He is in the castle."
"No, Monsieur Jean, there he is not."
"He is in the field."
"No, Monsieur Jean, he is nowhere."
"That is not possible."