Remember him? He’s reappeared and made contact. We had a brief conversation by email; here are the relevant extracts for your delight.
Him: … huge apology … genuinely sorry
Me: … unconvincing … explanation … deceit
Him: … point taken … awful year … should have … apologise
Me: … accepted … too late … irritated/amused by the way you scarpered … betrayed … trust
Him: … understand … bad time … cowardice … out of character
And that’s the end of that. Men!