Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life,,only one

Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life,,only one of them has ever gone to live in the country .in the country可省略吗我觉得多余
Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life,only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.
in town是介词短语做状语吗
还有in town,我觉得用的好别扭，直接back不就得了，有back in这上个词组吗
这样也不可以吗：
Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life,only one of them has ever gone to live and he was back within six months.
或者Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life,only one of them has ever gone to live and he went back to town within six months.