text_original: Little Nick cared that the affair soon became the amusement of the company. From time to time, as he glided past with Suzanne on his shoulder, he nodded gayly to Colonel Chouteau or made a long face at me, and to save our souls we could not help laughing.
text_transcription: LITTLE NICK CARED THAT THE AFFAIR SOON BECAME THE AMUSEMENT OF THE COMPANY FROM TIME TO TIME AS HE GLIDED PAST WITH SUZANNE ON HIS SHOULDER HE NODDED GAILY TO COLONEL CHATEAU OR MADE A LONG FACE AT ME AND TO SAVE OUR SOULS WE COULD NOT HELP LAUGHING
phonemes: lˈɪɾəl nˈɪk kˈɛɹd ðætðɪ ɐfˈɛɹ sˈuːn bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ɐmjˈuːzmənt ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni. fɹʌm tˈaɪm tə tˈaɪm, æz hiː ɡlˈaɪdᵻd pˈæst wɪð sˈuːzæn ˌɔn hɪz ʃˈoʊldɚ, hiː nˈɑːdᵻd ɡˈeɪli tə kˈɜːnəl tʃˈaʊɾoʊ ɔːɹ mˌeɪd ɐ lˈɔŋ fˈeɪs æt mˌiː, ænd tə sˈeɪv ˌaʊɚ sˈoʊlz wiː kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp lˈæfɪŋ.