text_original: There was an awkward silence, broken at length by an exclamation from Gaspard. Colonel Chouteau turned his back, and I saw his shoulders heave. All eyes were on Nick, but the rascal did not seem at all perturbed.
text_transcription: THERE WAS AN AWKWARD SILENCE BROKEN AT LENGTH BY AN EXCLAMATION FROM GASPARDE COLONEL CHATEAU TURNED HIS BACK AND I SAW HIS SHOULDERS HEAVE ALL EYES WERE ON NICK BUT THE RASCAL DID NOT SEEM AT ALL PERTURBED
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ˈɔːkwɚd sˈaɪləns, bɹˈoʊkən æt lˈɛŋθ baɪ ɐn ɛksklɐmˈeɪʃən fɹʌm ɡˈæspɚd. kˈɜːnəl tʃˈaʊɾoʊ tˈɜːnd hɪz bˈæk, ænd aɪ sˈɔː hɪz ʃˈoʊldɚz hˈiːv. ˈɔːl ˈaɪz wɜːɹ ˌɔn nˈɪk, bˌʌt ðə ɹˈæskəl dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiːm æɾ ˈɔːl pɚtˈɜːbd.