text_original: He was settling things for as long an absence as necessary, doing it feverishly, joyfully  he who had always stuck night and day at his post and grumbled at every business trip that he could not escape. He would be ready to start as soon as the cablegram came; Nancy had said early in October.
text_transcription: HE WAS SETTLING THINGS FOR AS LONG AN ABSENCE AS NECESSARY DOING IT FEVERISHLY JOYFULLY HE WHO HAD ALWAYS STUCK NIGHT AND DAY AT HIS POST AND GRUMBLED AT EVERY BUSINESS TRIP THAT HE COULD NOT ESCAPE HE WOULD BE READY TO START AS SOON AS THE CABLEGRAM CAME NANCY HAD SAID EARLY IN OCTOBER
phonemes: hiː wʌz sˈɛɾəlɪŋ θˈɪŋz fɔːɹ æz lˈɔŋ ɐn ˈæbsəns æz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi, dˌuːɪŋ ɪt fˈiːvɚɹɪʃli, dʒˈɔɪfəli hiː hˌuː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz stˈʌk nˈaɪt ænd dˈeɪ æt hɪz pˈoʊst ænd ɡɹˈʌmbəld æɾ ˈɛvɹi bˈɪznəs tɹˈɪp ðæt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɛskˈeɪp. hiː wʊd biː ɹˈɛdi tə stˈɑːɹt æz sˈuːn æz ðə kˈeɪbəlɡɹˌæm kˈeɪm; nˈænsi hæd sˈɛd ˈɜːli ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ.