text_original: The face upon it had haunted me since I had first beheld it. The miniature was wrapped now in a silk handkerchief which Polly Ann had bought for me in Lexington. Shall I confess it?  I had carefully rubbed off the discolorations on the ivory at the back, and the picture lacked now only the gold setting.
text_transcription: THE FACE UPON IT HAD HAUNTED ME SINCE I FIRST BEHELD IT THE MINIATURE WAS WRAPPED NOW IN A SILK HANDKERCHIEF WHICH POLLYANNE HAD BOUGHT FOR ME IN LEXINGTON SHALL I CONFESS IT I HAD CAREFULLY RUBBED OFF THE DISCOLORATIONS ON THE IVORY AT THE BACK AND THE PICTURE LACKED NOW ONLY THE GOLD SETTING
phonemes: ðə fˈeɪs əpˌɑːn ɪt hæd hˈɔːntᵻd mˌiː sˈɪns aɪ hæd fˈɜːst bᵻhˈɛld ɪt. ðə mˈɪnɪtʃɚ wʌz ɹˈæpt nˈaʊ ɪn ɐ sˈɪlk hˈændkɚtʃˌiːf wˌɪtʃ pˈɑːli ˈæn hæd bˈɔːt fɔːɹ mˌiː ɪn lˈɛksɪŋtən. ʃˌæl aɪ kənfˈɛs ɪt?  aɪ hæd kˈɛɹfəli ɹˈʌbd ˈɔf ðə dɪskˌʌlɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɔnðɪ ˈaɪvɚɹi æt ðə bˈæk, ænd ðə pˈɪktʃɚ lˈækt nˈaʊ ˈoʊnli ðə ɡˈoʊld sˈɛɾɪŋ.