We'll never know unless he tells us, but I see it as a young man coming of age...he will get a stable job, which apparently he knows he can just walk into, which is a luxury not everyone has. He will have to cut back on the drinking, gambling, etc. and he will leave the filthy town for the wholesome outdoors. He may or may not have lost the woman, but there is no reason to presume we know he has lost her. mg