text_original: Before Christmas, however, Captain Billy was hard at the Administration. "If we had done our duty in the beginning," was his regular introduction to all arguments  hence the name which was soon fixed on him of "Captain If."
text_transcription: BEFORE CHRISTMAS HOWEVER CAPTAIN BILLY WAS HARD AT THE ADMINISTRATION IF WE HAD DONE OUR DUTY IN THE BEGINNING WAS HIS REGULAR INTRODUCTION TO ALL ARGUMENTS HENCE THE NAME WHICH WAS SOON FIXED ON HIM OF CAPTAIN IF
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ kɹˈɪsməs, haʊˈɛvɚ, kˈæptɪn bˈɪli wʌz hˈɑːɹd æt ðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən. "ɪf wiː hæd dˈʌn ˌaʊɚ dˈuːɾi ɪnðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ," wʌz hɪz ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən tʊ ˈɔːl ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts hˈɛns ðə nˈeɪm wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈuːn fˈɪkst ˈɔn hˌɪm ʌv "kˈæptɪn ɪf."