text_original: Not expecting an answer, he dipped his quill into the ink pot and turned to his papers. "I should say that they owed Monsieur Cerre money," I replied. The Colonel dropped his quill and stared. As for me, I was puzzled to know why.
text_transcription: NOT EXPECTING AN ANSWER HE DIPPED HIS QUILL INTO THE INK POT AND TURNED TO HIS PAPERS I SHOULD SAY THAT THEY OWED MONSIEUR CAREER MONEY I REPLIED THE COLONEL DROPPED HIS QUILL AND STARED AS FOR ME I WAS PUZZLED TO KNOW WHY
phonemes: nˌɑːt ɛkspˈɛktɪŋ ɐn ˈænsɚ, hiː dˈɪpt hɪz kwˈɪl ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɪŋk pˈɑːt ænd tˈɜːnd tə hɪz pˈeɪpɚz. "aɪ ʃˌʊd sˈeɪ ðæt ðeɪ ˈoʊd məsjˈɜː sˈɛr mˈʌni," aɪ ɹᵻplˈaɪd. ðə kˈɜːnəl dɹˈɑːpt hɪz kwˈɪl ænd stˈɛɹd. æz fɔːɹ mˌiː, aɪ wʌz pˈʌzəld tə nˈoʊ wˈaɪ.