It's a turning point in the life of any artist like myself to mak' a London success.

Up tae that time in his career neithing is quite certain.

The provinces may turn on him; it's no likely, but they may.
It's true there's many a fine artist has ne'er been able to mak' a London audience care for him, and he's likely to stay in the provinces a' his life long, and be sure, always, o' his greetin' frae those who've known him a lang time.

But wi' London having stamped success upon ye ye can be sure o' many things.

After that there's still other worlds to conquer, but they're no sae hard tae reach.
For me that first nicht at Gatti's old hall in the Westminster Bridge road seems like a magic memory, even the noo.