Then he got up to go, and I knew if he left, I'd never see him again,

Well, as you know, Robert was spending the night in Singapore.

I got up from that chair there...

If you are not too busy, sir, might I trouble you for a few words in private conversation?

In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran...

I've gone over it again and again and again in my head

Now, from the beginning...