Would She Ever?

And so after she received the letter where he asked for her hand in marriage, Phyllis excitedly replied with a “yes”. But for so many years, Phyllis did not get any clarification as to what happened to her lover. She was certain he had lost his life, stating, “Otherwise he would have been straight round to my address. We would have been married. He loved me a lot.” Would she ever get an answer? Or did he ever reply?