As she opened the door she saw Nelly standing under the electric light--motionless.

Something in her attitude startled Bridget.
She called-- 'Nelly!' Nelly turned slowly, and Bridget saw that she had a letter in her hand.
Bridget ran up to her.
'Have you heard anything ?' 'He _did_ write to me!--he did!--just the last minute--in the trench.

I knew he must.

He gave it to an engineer officer who was going back to Headquarters, to post.

The officer was badly wounded as he went back.
They've sent it me from France.